A Clockwork Orange (1971)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rating: ★★★★½
May 3, 2001Future Thugs/Brainwashing
One of the key films by Stanley Kubrick, centred around ultra-violent thugs in a near-future setting. Everybody was outraged at Kubrick choreographing scenes of violence to classical music but the film has a considerable brilliance and very dark sense of humour

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981)

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Rating: ★★★
Jan 30, 2005Gonzo SF
The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was a multi-media phenomenon that has developed a cult. The tv series with a less-than-stellar BBC budget was not the most effective incarnation of these but still hits the wittily absurd nerve of Douglas Adams’ humour

Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996)

Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996)
Rating:
Dec 16, 2001Vampire Brothel
The second of the films spun off from tv’s Tales from the Crypt. While the first film Demon Knight took itself seriously, this does not and is killed by a campy tone and a miscast Dennis Miller keeping up a running barrage of excruciating one-liners