John Llewellyn Probert's House of Mortal Cinema

It's time for a welcome release of some more Jess Franco on UK Blu-ray as one of the best films from his early black and white period ge...

"Indiana Jess & The Temple of Dubious Film-making" Warning: The following review gives away the entirety of the story...

“Classic Franco” So where to start with this one? If you’re a fan of the works of director Jess Franco (like me) you alre...

“A bizarre and bewitching combination of art house, eroticism and horror” So let’s get one thing straight from the off. If ...

"Gateway Franco"           Those of us who appreciate the works of Jess Franco know that it is a love not easily earned. ...

Jess Franco’s 1981 slasher movie makes it to UK Blu-ray with a gorgeous print that’s so pristine it almost feels wrong watching it. But...

It’s time to settle down for yet another slice of not-exactly-quality exploitation courtesy of Mr Jess Franco. This marks the fourth of hi...

Like the STAR TREK movies or James Bond, the films of Jess Franco can only really be measured against themselves in terms of quality, hi...

I don’t know what it is about me and the films of Jess Franco. A bit like a woman you know is bad for you but whom you can’t resist, the...

Movie directors are a strange breed. At one end of the spectrum we have auteurs like Stanley Kubrick, who made one film about every five...