Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Rating: ★★
Jan 5, 2015Hammer Contemporary Dracula
For their seventh Dracula films, Hammer introduced Dracula to the present-day. The result was a wild mishmash where Christopher Lee plays second fiddle to Hammer's belated attempts to jump aboard the Swinging 60s youth scene

At the Earth’s Core (1976)

At the Earth’s Core (1976)
Rating: ★★
Nov 7, 2001Lost World at the Centre of the Earth/Edgar Rice Burroughs Adaptation
Second in the trilogy of Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations starring Doug McClure. This opens with the fabulous invention of the drilling mole but the arrival at the earth's core look cheap and tatty

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Rating: ★★
Jul 16, 2000James Bond Film
The tenth of the James Bond films, the third for Roger Moore. This determines to be spectacular in terms of international locales, effects and sets. It was also the point where the Moore Bond films started to become giant cartoon spectacles of the absurd

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
Rating: ★★★½
Mar 11, 2025Hammer Films Documentary
The most exhaustive of the various documentaries about Hammer Films. This covers the history of the studio and crucially was made when most of the principals from Hammer’s heyday were still alive and able to be interviewed

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)
Rating: ★★★
Aug 20, 2024Ray Harryhausen Documentary
A documentary devoted to the life and films of stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen whose films, which include the Sinbad films and Jason and the Argonauts, have gained a cult following