DVD & Blu-ray: Just a Gigolo (1978)David Bowie plays Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski; a Prussian officer returning home to Berlin after the first world war. He’s rather stuck up and staid and on returning to his Mutti (Maria Schell) he finds the only thing he can do is be a soldier, so ends up working in menial […]
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Son (2021)A young woman runs barefoot into a diner persued by 2 men, she escapes and gives birth in a car screaming ‘I don’t want you’. On seeing the baby she instantly loves him.Fast forward several years to the woman (Andi Matichak) and her son David (Luke David Blumm), he’s now […]
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Monstrum (2018)Directed by Heo Jong-ho, Monstrum is a 2018 Korean period action film starring Kim Myung-min, Kim In-kwon, Lee Hye-ri and Choi Woo-shik, set in 1527 where plague is spreading through the provence of Joseon caused by a mysterious creature called Monstrum. Anyone who comes into contact with it is covered in boils then is ripped apart by […]
Cinema, DVD & Download: Fida. Viva la Vida (2019) It’s normally a plus to have someone review a film where that reviewer has a vast knowledge of the subject. However in the case of Frida. Viva la Vida – it’s a minus. I’m not an expert on the queen of ex-votto, but found her some […]
Cinema: John and the Hole (2021)Pascual Sisto’s directual debut John and the Hole is one of those weird films, the sort of film you watch, and sort of enjoy, but feel that you’re missing the point, or missing something, somewhere. And whatever it is, its vital to your understanding of the movie. Online reviews claim it’s […]
When faced with 130 hours of television, across 157 episodes, over 8 seasons of Magnum, P.I. there’s only way to approach it; in an imaginary Hawaiian shirt and a cheeky grin. Fabulous Films have produced a corking set; every episode looks like it was filmed yesterday.So how do I persuade the uninitiated to purchase this […]
Blu-ray: Terrified (2017)Foreign horror films are far better than most American or British releases…that’s a fact as far as I’m concerned. Hollywood tends to buy these foreign horrors for remakes, and crucifies them (and not in a good way).Terrified, directed by Argentinian Demián Rugna, is based in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. Just an ordinary […]
Blu-ray: Cape Fear (1991) This 1991 Cape Fear is a remake of the 1962 film of the same name, which was based on John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel, The Executioners. Starring Robert De Niro as Max Cady, Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, Jessica Lange as Sam’s wife Leigh, and Juliette Lewis as their daughter Danielle. It also features some the stars from the original […]
Blu-ray & DVD: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) lives with his two sisters, his mentally disabled brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), who is about to turn 18 and his obese mother Bonnie (Darlene Cates) in a small town where nothing really happens and everyone knows their neighbours business. Gilbert is the ‘man’ of […]
Directed by David Greene from JP Miller’s 1968 made for TV play, The People Next Door is an interesting watch, mainly for its portrayal of a contemporary American family who deny their daughter is an addict.Brought to us by Powerhouse Films from a new 4k transfer of the original print, it tells the story of the ‘The […]
