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15 years on the web - an announcement
So, according to the Wayback Machine, I launched this website - in its original incarnation and at its original URL - on 24th January 2002. Which means that today the MJ Simpson website celebrates 15...
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Doll in the Dark
Director: Alejandro DanielWriter: Alejandro DanielProducer: Alejandro Daniel, Linda Ayr CalvoCast: Amy Crowdis, Robin Lord Taylor, Josh CarasCountry: USAYear of release: 2011Reviewed from: online...
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interview: AD Calvo
AD Calvo (aka Alejandro Daniel) directed thought-provoking small-town gothic character studyDoll in the Dark(aka The Melancholy Fantastic). After I reviewed the film in January 2017 (released, in its...
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Sir Ian McKellen
When I posted four questions to 100 Big Names in January 2017 to celebrate my website's 15th anniversary, my wife doubted that I would hear back from anyone. Well, she didn't take into account what a...
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Delusion
Director: Christopher Di NunzioWriter: Christopher Di NunzioProducers: Christopher Di Nunzio, Jami TennilleCast: David Graziano, Jami Tennille, Carolyne FournierCountry: USAYear of release:...
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The Chamber
Director: Ben ParkerWriter: Ben ParkerProducers: Jen Handorf, Paul HigginsCast: Charlotte Salt, Johannes Kuhnke, Christian Hillborg, Elliot LeveyCountry: UKYear of release: 2017Reviewed from: preview...
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interview: Todd Jensen
I had the pleasure of interviewing the great Todd Jensen on the set of Rampage (aka Breeders aka Deadly Instinct), a British B-movie which was shot on the Isle of Man in January 1997, in which he...
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Altre
Director: Eugenio VillaniWriter: Raffaele PalazzoProducer: Eugenio VillaniCast: Agnese Nano, Antonietta BelloYear of release: 2017Country: ItalyReviewed from: online screenerBearing the parenthetical...
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interview: Joe Dante
In January I posted four questions to 100 Big Names to celebrate my website's 15th anniversary. A few weeks later, I received these answers by email from the always awesome Joe Dante..Which...
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Night Kaleidoscope
Director: Grant McPheeWriters: Chris Purnell, Megan GretchenProducer: Grant McPheeCast: Patrick O’Brien, Mariel McAllan, Kitty ColquhounCountry: UKYear of release: 2017Reviewed from: online...
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interview: Grant McPhee
After I reviewed arty Scottish vampire chillerNight Kaleidoscope, director/producer Grant McPhee very kindly answered a few questions by email.In what way do you consider Night Kaleidoscope to be ‘punk...
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Di Gal Bite Mi
Director: Jc MoneyWriter: Jc MoneyProducer: Jc MoneyCast: Jc Money, Sharan B, Roll OutCountry: UKYear of release: 2013Reviewed from: YouTubeWhen I came across – quite by chance – this amateur,...
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Cryptic
Directors: Bart Ruspoli, Freddie Hutton-MillsWriters: Bart Ruspoli, Freddie Hutton-MillsProducers: Bart Ruspoli, Freddie Hutton-MillsCast: Ed Stoppard, Vas Blackwood, Ray PanthakiCountry: UKYear of...
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Bigfoot vs Zombies
Director: Mark PoloniaWriter: Mark PoloniaProducer: Mark PoloniaCast: Dave Fife, Danielle Donahue, Jeff KirkendallCountry: USAYear of release: 2016Reviewed from: TubiTVDespite a filmography of 42...
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Bella in the Wych Elm
Director: Thomas Lee RutterWriter: Thomas Lee RutterProducer: Thomas Lee RutterCast: Lee Mark Jones, Sarah L Page, 'Tatty' Dave JonesCountry: UKYear of release: 2017Reviewed from: online screenerI love...
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Hunters of the Kahri
Director: Ali PatersonWriter: Ali PatersonProducers: Ali Paterson, Pip HillCast: Marc Goodacre, Jon Bennett, Doug BoothCountry: UKYear of release: 2006/2016Reviewed from: YouTubeThis is the first time...
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interview: Mark J Howard
I reviewed Mark J Howard's debut featureLock In, a tale of corporate coulrophobia, in 2014. Three years later, the film was released on DVD on both sides of the Atlantic as Clown Kill, so I took the...
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The Demonic Tapes
Director: Richard MansfieldWriter: Richard MansfieldProducers: Richard Mansfield, Daniel MansfieldCast: Darren Munn, Alice Keedwell, Daniel MansfieldCountry: UKYear of release: 2017Reviewed from:...
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Director: André ØvredalWriters: Ian B Goldberg, Richard NaingProducers: Rory Aitken, Fred Berger, Eric Garcia, Ben PughCast: Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Olwen KellyCountry: UK/USAYear of release:...
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Grave Tales
Director: Don FearneyWriters: John Hamilton, Mike MurphyProducer: Don FearneyCast: Brian Murphy, Edward de Souza, Damien ThomasCountry: UKYear of release: 2013Reviewed from: DVD“This British,...
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