Sweeney Todd
A former convict returns to London to avenge his former enemies and save his daughter. Carl F. Gauze reviews the Theater West End production of Sweeney Todd.
A former convict returns to London to avenge his former enemies and save his daughter. Carl F. Gauze reviews the Theater West End production of Sweeney Todd.
Obscure German counter-culture thriller Red Sun defies genre expectations with its fairy-tale take on feminist ritual murder. Phil Bailey reviews the 1970 Rudolf Thome film.
Agatha Christie’s most popular mystery comes to life on the stage.
Two convicts discuss God, morality and how many people they killed as their lawyer gets disbarred.
A writer hits a dry spell and then murders his wife, all in the name of making a hit.
Vengeance is a dish best served in London.
Do stock brokers deserve love? It doesn’t matter; they get what they want anyway.
Dickens started a murder mystery but failed to finish it due to his own death. Can you find the killer?
A musical about attempts to assassinate The President. Only Sondheim could pull it off.
See the inner working of the American jury system of justice without having to park downtown.
Turns out there really IS a school shooter section in Hell.
A courtroom dramatization of the trial of Willie Moore that lead to the closing of Alcatraz as a prison.
Former Queensryche lead singer Geoff Tate stars as a father-turned-murderer who wreaks havoc on the crew of a home improvement show in an interesting mash-up of faux documentary and found footage horror movie.
Explicit torture in the middle ages leads to death, dismemberment and a new found respect for the American justice system and the inquisition.
An angel appears on the street as a prostitute and cures the problems of the destitute as a detective chases her murderer.
Serbian Film Noir gets a shot of hope in the form of a hot, red Renault 4.
Harvey Milk gets the biopic treatment from Gus Van Sant. Carl F Gauze worries that the man’s life and work might be overshadowed by the need for this to be an Important Movie.
Hot Tub of Blood (Death by Karaoke). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Ken Stott returns as the hard-drinking, hard-smoking, DI John Rebus for a second set of mysteries, based on the books by Ian Rankin. This series sees Rebus dealing with complex ciphers, underworld bosses, duplicitous businessmen, and dead cats, along with the requisite murders in each episode. Joe Frietze gives his best good cop/bad cop.
In Vogue (Rise Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Carl F. Gauze takes in See You at the Movies, another exciting Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret featuring Orlando’s own Tay Anderson.
A small town woman finds peace with her family in Rachel Hendrix, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Christopher Lee presides over sex and torture in Jess Franco’s exploitation gem, Night of the Blood Monster now in 4K!
An idyllic campground filled with interesting people faces destruction in Happy Campers, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An American success story of rum and sex and hula dancing. The Donn of Tiki was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An all-animal department store caters to the high-end clientele in this superb Japanese cartoon. The Concierge was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
John Cleese is this year’s celebrity at the Florida Film Festival, and Monty Python’s Holy Grail its featured film. This event was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.