John Renney

John Renney

Lecturer, filmmaker and Youtube reviewer. For more info check out the link for Boneyard Cinema.

Favorite films

  • Onibaba
  • Light Sleeper
  • Wendy and Lucy
  • Dangerous Game

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  • Silent Rage

    ★★½

  • Absurd

    ★★★

  • Dark Night of the Scarecrow

    ★★★★★

  • Becoming Bond

    ★★★★

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  • Silent Rage

    Silent Rage

    ★★½

    Often referred to as Chuck Norris VS Michael Myers, I mean with an elevator pitch like that who can resist?
    'Silent Rage' (1982) is a some what forgotten genre bending mash of action and horror, but it has to be said that it was a pivotal moment in the action star's career.
    As one of the first films produced by his own production company TOPKICK Productions, Silent Rage gave Norris his first chance to expand his on-screen persona, which at…

  • Absurd

    Absurd

    ★★★

    Any fans of Italian 80's horror cinema out there? If so, here's a movie you can't afford to miss...

    Joe D'Amato's 1981 cult classic 'Absurd' is a wild, thrilling ride that delivers everything you could want from an 80's Italian horror film of its era. It's got over the top action, creative gore, and a relentless, larger than life villain!
    Written by and starring the legend that is George Eastman, the star of D'Amato's previous video nasty 'Antropophagus' (1980), this…

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  • Bride of Frankenstein

    Bride of Frankenstein

    ★★★★★

    It is unbelievable to think that almost ninety years have passed since James Whale’s The Bride of Frankenstein was released in April 1935. As I watched it tonight, I got to thinking that as I grow older and the world changes ‘The Bride’ remains timeless, and it is every bit as electrifying, horrific and potent as the first time I saw it as a wide-eyed young film fan.
    The silent soulful performances from Karlof and Elsa Lanchester speak volumes. It…

  • Dark Glasses

    Dark Glasses

    ★★★

    As a long-time fan of Argento's work, I found Dark Glasses to be a great blend of mystery, suspense, and stylistic flair that took me back to the director's iconic early giallo films that inspired the slasher genre such as The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) and most notably The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) which also features a blind protagonist who has a similar relationship with his niece that the two protagonists Diana and Chin share in Dark…