DVD: It Came from the Desert (2017) Inspired by the self-titled 1980’s Cinemaware videogame, and with nods to the cinematic ‘creature features’ (especially Them!) of the 1950’s, It Came from the Desert is a fun, tongue in cheek, adventure romp that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The synopsis can be covered by one short sentence: […]
DVD: The Lodgers (2017) It’s 1920 and twins Rachel (Charlotte Vega) and Edward (Bill Milner) live in their decaying family mansion in Ireland. They live a strange existence enforced by 3 rules: They must be in bed by midnight. They may not permit an outsider past the property threshold. If one of them attempts to […]
Blu-ray: My Generation (2017) ‘We decided that we aint gonna be Mickey Mouse anymore’ As the 1960’s dawned, Maurice Micklewhite was struggling. A working class Cockney trying to cut it as an actor, his 30’s approached he was still in Rep and scrapping for bit parts on TV. He was rapidly coming to the conclusion […]
DVD: Pacific Banana (1981) Imagine the lovechild of two 1970’s cinematic stalwarts of British comedy; ‘Carry On Pacific’ gets fruity with ‘Confessions of an Airline Pilot’. The result of this naughty tryst would be Pacific Banana. The story is a simple one: Martin (Graeme Blundell) loses his erection every time that he sneezes. A condition […]
The Mercury prize winner (2000) and NME’s Best Solo Artist (2001) Badly Drawn Boy is back and will be headlining at Byline on Friday in the Media Circus tent. The English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist will be in the intimate setting performing music from his eclectic career. The highly anticipated return of Badly Drawn Boy […]
Blu-ray & DVD: The Endless (2017) Hal (Tate Ellington) and Tim (Lew Temple) are 2 brothers who escaped a mysterious cult 10 years ago for fear that everyone would be killed in a ‘death pact’. Upon receiving a videotape from a member of the cult which shows that everyone is still alive and well, they […]
World-renowned guitar legend Bernie Tormé will be heading out on tour for the final time in the U.K. later this year. With a new studio album rumoured to be in the offing, the celebrated Irish six-stringer will hit the road for a string of dates in November/December. A man whose CV is as impressive as […]
UK genre film festival Grimmfest is delighted to announced that this year’s 10th Anniversary festival will take place at the ODEON Manchester Great Northern, 4th-7th October. (See our review of the 2016 and 2017 event). Their special guest will be actress and horror genre icon BARBARA CRAMPTON. Renowned for her roles in cult classics such as RE-ANIMATOR and […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Death Wish 2, 3, 4, 5 (1982 – 1994) Paul Kersey; a man so unlucky in love and life, that whoever gets emotionally involved with him, inevitably ends up dead…or at the very least, severely injured. Thanks to Umbrella Entertainment and the fantastic blu-rays that popped through the door here at 60MW […]
Monster Truck return with their brand new album ‘True Rockers’, which will be released on Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group on 14th September 2018. It’s been two years since the mighty ‘Sittin’ Heavy’ came out and in the 18 months that followed its release, they played over 150 shows, which included arena tours with Nickelback, Billy […]
