Tag Archives: John Boorman

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Ross Birks

A crackpot horror that only gets weirder the more you will it to normalise. Just think that this was probably considered one of Warner’s prestige pictures of 1977 and try not to go crosseyed. You can see the logic behind … Continue reading →

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Deliverance (1972)

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Ross Birks

Deliverance paved the way for the redneck rapist stereotype that still populates backwoods horror cinema, but beyond that I always have trouble pin-pointing why this movie has endured for so long. It’s certainly a strong piece of work, unbelievably 70s … Continue reading →

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Zardoz (1974)

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Ross Birks

John Boorman cashed his Deliverance cheque to make…this? To clarify: that’s not a dig at the Zardoz‘s quality but more a reaction to Boorman’s sheer audacity. After a planned adaptation of Lord of the Rings fell through, Boorman poured all … Continue reading →

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