Cushing Curiosities Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		5.0
Overall		3.5

Cushing Curiosities Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman December 28, 2023

Severin has celebrated arguably lesser known efforts featuring one of the more legendary horror actors often associated with Hammer Studios with both The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection and The Eurocrypt of Christopher Lee Collection 2. Now they're doing similar service for that other legendary horror actor often associated with Hammer Studios, and one who of course famously co-starred with Lee in any number of films. As the title of this collection may suggest, the offerings in Cushing Curiosities are a bit peculiar at times, but that perhaps only gives them added allure for a certain demographic. Severin has assembled an impressive array of supplements, including some excellent commentaries by Jonathan Rigby, who also contributes an incredibly thorough overview of Cushing's career in a perfect bound booklet included with this set. Adding to the allure here are some generally solid technical merits (with perhaps one notable exception).

For reviews of the films (and/or television series) offered in this set, please click on the following links:

Tender Dracula Blu-ray review

Blood Suckers Blu-ray review

Sherlock Holmes Blu-ray review

The Man Who Finally Died Blu-ray review

Suspect Blu-ray review

Cone of Silence Blu-ray review

Cushing Curiosities Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Cushing Curiosities Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Cushing Curiosities Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplements on each disc are detailed in the above linked reviews. Additionally, this is a handsomely designed release from Severin that features a nice slipbox holding all of the keepcases, as well as a really gorgeous perfect bound book that is going to be a treasure trove for Cushing fans. It includes information on all of Cushing's films and other media appearances (with an absolute glut of appropriate photos), along with an exhaustive essay by Jonathan Rigby.

Cushing Curiosities Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The films (and television series) aggregated in this set are certainly of variable quality, but Cushing is a lot of fun in virtually all of them, and several of these discs feature some really outstanding commentaries in particular. I can't imagine any Cushing fan not wanting to get this set solely for the amazing book with Jonathan Rigby's writing one way or the other. Recommended.