Very spooky and very short TV film that stays in your thoughts for longer than you may care for - next to The Wicker Man, this is the very essence of Folk-Horror or should that now be Folx-Horror :)

I’m so jaded about the hype surrounding DC/Marvel film/tv series that I didn’t bother watching Doom Patrol till last week - my huge mistake, but I caught up in time to catch the S2 finale today - what an incredible show, I feel like I’m finally back home in the DC Universe! The people behind this are the only ones I would trust to make a worthwhile adaptation of The Invisibles comic by Grant Morrison, now that would be something special.

Jean Luc-Godard at the height of his creativity - this was one of the first real ‘art-house’ films I saw as a young teenager and its always been one of my favourites.
I always think of Weekend as a curious prophecy of the revolutionary events of May ‘68 that occurred in France a year after the film’s release, but I digress…!

Absolute classic UKTV Sci-fi series featuring two of Britain’s great actors David McCallum and Joanna Lumley. This is one hell of a spooky series and along with Quatermass 1979 and Children of the Stones, this was my all time favourite series of the seventies.
Each season is a stand-alone story as the two ‘interdimensional operatives’ find themselves in the past, future and elsewhere, dealing with ruptures in the space-time continuum.

Thanks Primewire gang for sharing the new WEB D/L, it’s such great quality.
Excellent sequel with the perfect follow on narrative plus so many cultural and visual gags and without giving anything away let me just say tablets, Wigasus and Thunder Sisters! (it will make sense when you watch it)

Never understood why this gets such a low IMDb score - a story of class based snobbery and revenge against a backdrop of wonderfully camp London disco scenes, a brief detour into Parisian decadence and a cracking disco soundtrack. Maybe it’s the barrage of advertising through film posters and albums that I devoured as an adolescent in 1978 which at the time seemed so mysterious and forbidden, but along with its sequel ‘The Bitch’ I do have a soft spot for The Stud.
PS > the ‘adult material’ tag really reflects the state of British censorship in 1978 and will seem very tame for today’s jaded palette.

I would highly recommend this documentary series as it clearly explains over three episodes the roots of the so-called war on terror, the events surrounding 9/11 and the real history of the late 20th century.
Adam Curtis is one of the greatest living documentarians we have here in the UK and watching his entire body of work gives the viewer a historical insight into the way the world truly works.

My favourite Adam Curtis documentary series and perhaps the most currently relevant in terms of today’s culture wars.

As a long time fan of the director Julie Temple, I think this one of the best things he has ever done - even if you are not a fan of punk music, you can still get an incredible amount of this film - the historical background of seventies Britain is very well done and the cast of characters including of course Joe Strummer is fascinating - worth it just to see one of my favourite human beings, the legendary original drummer of The Slits, Palmolive!

Incredible documentary series that explains over four parts how the UK was eaten alive by predatory capitalism during the 70s and 80s.
As always Adam Curtis tells the story in his own unique and highly absorbing way.

Kudos and much thanks to the kind soul who responded to my links request.
One of the lesser known UK films of the late sixties but well worth a watch - as the film poster says ‘She’s Top Banana’ plus there’s Donald Sutherland, what more could you need?

One of those quirky, whimsical Japanese films that drifts along, slowly enveloping you in its spell and reminding you of the magic of everyday life and the value of human contact. While I’ve only ever appreciated Japanese films, music and its culture from a far, as a cat lover myself, I’ve always admired their deep love of the feline which seems deeply embedded in Japanese culture.
This is definitely not a film for everyone, but if you like the off-beat, quirky, gentle style of Japanese cinema, this is one rewarding film - definitely best viewed wrapped up warm and snug on an evening or rainy day (purring companion optional). Worth it just for the scenes of the protagonist walking along the riverside, pulling her cat wagon and calling through her megaphone: rent-a-cat! rent-a-cat!

aw, ep.4 still not up?

And just like all the other episodes this season, nothing happened. At least I laughed at one joke. Great way to waste a 300th episode… lol

Saw this when it came out and it is one of those films that gets under your skin and stays with you long after you’ve seen it - the cinematography is excellent and it’s one of the reasons why Iceland is on my bucket list!
While it will appeal to those who like their independent/arthouse cinema, it is still a great story and the acting is spot on.

Made in 1982 in case you wondered - unfortunately the IMDb release date sometimes has no relation to when the film is made.

It’s only episode two but I guarantee ‘I’ll Be Gone In The Dark’ will be considered one of the top true crime documentary series of 2020.
What gives it its emotional depth is its focus on both the victims (the interviews are particularly harrowing and heartbreaking) and the affect it had on Michelle McNamara’s life as the case consumed her.

Great documentary - a poignant story of fame, excess, despair, paranoia and redemption. Most people who are into late 20th century music will have seen archive footage of the New York Dolls and if you ever wondered what that tall guy with long blonde locks playing bass is all about then look no further - welcome to the world of the late Arthur ‘Killer’ Kane!

Excellent 2nd episode, the way they are unfolding the historical arc of the NXIVM story makes for compulsive viewing and even if you already know the narrative and the individuals involved, it takes nothing away from the telling of the tale.

A much loved British institution featuring the voices of Terry Scott, David Jason among others - it’s amazing to think this cartoon spanned the entire eighties.
I’m just enjoying revisiting Daria and this is definitely on my animation list next!

Late to the party on this one, but I’m so glad I finally got around to watching After Life, it’s one of those rare shows that effortlessly blurs comedy and tragedy in such an emotionally satisfying and cathartic manner. It was impossible to not watch the next episode and then the next and… Now like millions of others I can’t wait for season three.

This film is so worth watching in my opinion anyways /at least.

This is actually a very good overview of the American punk mileu. I’m from the UK and I think I was 10 or 11 when I bought my first punk single back in the late 70s and I’m glad I did because it opened me up, not just to an incredible variety of music, but to an entire universe of politics, art,literature, films & drugs as well. Equally though,I bought my first disco record at the same time, but that’s entirely another story!

Anyone watched this yet? Any thoughts?
The Göbeklitepe temple has always fascinated me ever since Linda Moulton Howe brought it to wider attention a while back.

If you like strange Japanese films like House, this is definitely one for you - Takashi Miike is one hell of a prolific genius.

So far this has been a pretty interesting UK true crime series with a focus on partner murder (though the episode broadcast order is wrong) and I’m glad I ignored the sensationalist programme title and the terrible fonts used for the title and gave it a chance. I think what strikes you the most is just the inability of some people to deal with rejection on any level.

If you’re a fan of Japanese cinema this is a must see - unlike a lot of American ‘teenage’films, Japanese coming of age cinema seems to focus as much on the internal subjective states of the adolescent mind as it does the outwards signifiers, such as obsession, bullying, criminality and family dynamics.
Great music in the Ambient/Ethereal style or whatever it is the media are currently calling it!

File under strange, groovy and slightly bonkers!

Sadly though, over fifty years later and Mr. Freedom is still around, he just wears better suits and the bombings and invasions are now strictly for humanitarian reasons :)

Atmospheric, spooky Estonian Soviet era sci-fi/mystery film based on a story by the Strugatskiy Brothers and with the same vibe as Stalker (also based on a story by the brothers) and out of the dozens of Eastern Bloc/Soviet era scifi films this is one of the best. The electronic soundtrack music by Estonian artist Sven Grunberg really adds to the strange atmosphere and I well recommend checking out his late 70s/early 80s recordings if you grok electronic sound.
Unfortunately there are no subtitles for any of the links but there are English subtitles available if you do a search for ‘Hukkunud Alpinisti’ hotell on the usual subtitle sites.

Not sure if links are okay here, but you can watch the entire season of White Wall at the svtplay website. The website is already linked in the shows descriptions, morons. I put the same link in my comment as the one there. Check your facts before silencing someone.

This is such an engrossing and atmospheric European animation film and I remember rewatching it almost immediately as visually it is stunning.
Highly recommend it for fan of 9 and the like.

Great 1971 made for TV movie that addresses the fears and tensions around the role of the computer and artificial intelligence in society, themes that were just starting to make inroads into popular culture.
Plus you get to see a very young Dean Stockwell!

True crime fans, especially those interested in the sociopathic dark side of human nature should definitely check out this series - each episode focuses on a deception that results in murder and I have to say, each story is very well done with a minimum of reenactment and instead focuses on the elaborate lies and betrayals that the victim was subject to through interviews with friends, families and investigators.
Some of the stories will leave you shaking your head in disgust and amazement at the levels of deception and brutality the victims experienced.

Thanks uploader for the vintage Grinch, always great to see a new animation up and be able to escape to Dr.Seuss Land for 25 minutes!

Surreal and highly enjoyable South Korean film about a man who mutates into a fish!

If you are a fan of true crime, this is definitely worth a watch as it captures a bizarre murder plot as it unfolds in real time. This a UK documentary and it is very rare to have footage of the police and suspects from the start of the investigation and forwards through evidence gathering and arrest. The murder of Sadie Hartley was just brutal beyond belief, matched only by the bizarre personalities of the killers.

Power to the people.

File under disturbing, creepy, high strangeness! One of my favourite UK films of the seventies where it was released with the wonderful title of ‘Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly’ (Girly is the shortened American title if my addled memory serves).
The film was ‘lost’ for many years but thank the cult films gods that a print eventually surfaced and a DVD was released - over the years word has spread and while its certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, the people who like it, really like it!

Ignore the IMDb release date of 1984 as this came out in 1970 and like Cronenberg’s Stereo from the year before, this is well worth a watch.
There was something definitely in the air around this time with very different ‘big name’ directors creating films that have a similar unsettling dystopian vibe such as George Lucas with THX 1138 and Stanley Kubrick with Clockwork Orange.