Specialising in genre favourites and cult classics, 101 Films in the UK is a bridge between U.S. boutique labels, namely Scream Factory, and region B territories. I’ve covered a modest selection, including a few from the American Genre Film Archive range.

4K Review: INCENDIES (2010)

In a naive attempt to connect with local film buffs, I joined a film society in a neighbouring town, where I quickly discovered, to my disappointment, a sea of grey-haired patrons. However, my social awkwardness allowed me to stay for the evening’s feature, Incendies, which was new to DVD at the time. Two formats later, […]

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“You’re f***ing kidding me” A Shock to the System – review

Straight outta nowhere, 101 Films dropped the slightly obscure Michael Caine classic, A Shock to the System, on a standard release Blu-ray, which became available on May 27th.  – This darkly comedic crime-thriller follows an overlooked corporate employee, Graham Marshall, who develops a delusion of invincibility after a freak accident, enabling him to climb his

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Blind leading the blind: Mansion of the Doomed (1976) – review

101 Films dips into the Full Moon Features catalogue of exploitation cinema with the gory cult classic, Mansion of the Doomed – available on Blu-ray from May 6th, appropriately under their Black Label. Produced by prolific filmmaker Charles Band, who is comparable to Roger Corman in terms of his output and style, Mansion of the

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Blu-ray Review: Fear City (1984)

101 Films’ very collectable Black Label has attached some salacious classics from dark alleys of cinema, with the latest and one of its most worthy titles, Fear City from mad-man director Abel Ferrara – released May 18th on a Limited-Edition Blu-ray. Tom Berenger stars in this violent neo-noir as ex-boxer-turned-talent-manager, Matt Rossi, who finds himself

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Alligator (1980) & Alligator II: The Mutation (1991) – review

Here in Australia, especially during summer, life is a never-ending creature feature. Surprisingly our array of creepy-crawlies and large reptiles are rarely subject to cinematic exploitation. By contrast, in the United States, almost every member of the animal kingdom has at one time been a star, like an alligator – a titular monster of the

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