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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Never Back Losers (Review)

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Never Back Losers is an unusual entry into the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of films. There is no detective, and for much of the film I didn’t think there was going to be a murder either. Despite that, I found … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Man Detained (Review)

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Roger Pocock

We start once again with a burglary at a business premises and a safe being cracked. This time the thief in question, Frank Murray, really hits the jackpot, finding £10,000 in cash. How much is that in today’s money? Answer: … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Attempt to Kill (Review)

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This is a curiously structured murder mystery because the running time is about the usual 55 minutes for this film series, but it takes 30 minutes for the first murder to happen. That actually works surprisingly well, because we know … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Clue of the Silver Key

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Bernard Lee is back as Superintendent Meredith and he’s even more watchable than last time, mainly because of a very entertaining double act with young bobby on the beat Quigley, played with an endearing air of bewilderment by future Doctor … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Man at the Carlton Tower

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This 1961 entry into the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of B Movies is the first offering on the second DVD set. It starts in a very different way to any of the previous ones, with a burglary being committed. The … Continue reading →

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Mirai (Anime Review)

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Kun’s life is turned upside down when his little sister is born. At first he is enchanted by this new, amazing thing that has become a part of his family, but soon he realises that all the attention has been … Continue reading →

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Penguin Highway (Review)

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Roger Pocock

What connects penguins that are appearing in a Japanese town, and seem to be manifested out of random objects by a mysterious beautiful lady, and a strange sphere of liquid floating in mid air? That’s the question facing young boy … Continue reading →

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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (Review)

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Roger Pocock

The title of this film seems to have been chosen to make people buying a cinema ticket or asking for the Blu-ray in a shop feel a bit self-conscious, but it does make sense and no, it’s not actually a … Continue reading →

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October Moth

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This British B movie from 1960 is melodramatic and tries to be Film Noir, neither of which are qualities I particularly look for in a film. I only ended up watching it because it’s an extra bonus feature on the … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Fourth Square

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Roger Pocock

This instalment in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries film series opens with a burglar sneaking into a darkened room, opening a safe, taking one specific item, and then sticking some little squares on the wall. It’s an odd and creepy start, … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Clue of the New Pin

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Roger Pocock

I suppose the best way to describe this entry into the Edgar Wallace Mysteries film series is a locked room mystery. There certainly isn’t a lot of mystery apart from that, with the identity of the killer in no doubt … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Partners in Crime

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Roger Pocock

When I started this episode playing I noticed that the running time was a bit shorter than usual for this crime series, at just over 50 minutes instead of the usual 60-ish. I was hopeful that it might be an … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Man Who Was Nobody

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Roger Pocock

This instalment in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of films feels more like an early episode of The Avengers than the usual detective crime drama. That’s because the detective is rarely the main focus of the story. On paper, the … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Marriage of Convenience

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Roger Pocock

The first Edgar Wallace Mystery featured Wilfred Bramble, and now it’s the turn of the other Steptoe, Harry H. Corbett, this time in the lead role as Inspector Bruce, a detective on the trail of an escaped convict. We start … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Clue of the Twisted Candle

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Roger Pocock

This is the first film from the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series that is actually based on an Edgar Wallace book, and it’s certainly very different to Urge to Kill, which we looked at a couple of weeks ago. This is … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Urge to Kill

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Roger Pocock

Over the last couple of weeks we have been looking at A for Andromeda, and this week we are moving from one creepy statue, revolving in the mist, to another. The bust in question belongs to Edgar Wallace, and appears … Continue reading →

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Planet of the Apes

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Roger Pocock

There are a few gaps in my sci-fi knowledge, and it’s about time I filled them. OK, I’ve been browbeaten by some friends into filling them, but either way I felt it was time to finally take the plunge and … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lost

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Looking back through some old Bioscope magazines, covering the early days of cinema, there are plenty of references to films that were made to pull in the punters at Christmas.  The following quote is from the 5th November 1914 issue: … Continue reading →

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Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Roger Pocock

It’s August 1966, and the second Dr. Who film has arrived in cinemas, Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. or according to the trailer and film poster Daleks – Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.  Either way, it an odd clumsifying of the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Who & the Daleks

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Roger Pocock

So here we have it, the first ever Doctor Who movie: Dr. Who & the Daleks.  Hold on a minute.  No no no.  A quick glance at the movie poster for this film will reveal that the title is actually: … Continue reading →

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