Quintessentially Australian, yet wholly unique, Wake in Fright was directed by Canadian Ted Kotcheff (First Blood) and stars British actors Donald Pleasence and Gary Bond, as the school teacher with a gambling problem who finds himself trapped in the Outback. His Odyssey quickly spirals out of control into a maelstrom of machismo, overbearing heat, kangaroo […] Read more »
Prince of Darkness
John Carpenter had a fantastic run of form, from his debut Dark Star in 1974, up until They Live in 1988. Just before that sci-fi action classic he made this excellent little supernatural horror movie, which I had somehow failed to see until now. Donald Pleasence plays a nameless priest who enlists the help of […] Read more »