When you’re talking about an album that literally changed the course of your life AND contains such a strong narrative throughout its 15 tracks, you can see why Tina set a new record length for these shows. She was indeed correct in saying that Anthony Valentine played Dr. X, and it was Pamela Moore who […]
DVD: Line of Duty: Series 1-4 (2012 – 2017) Spoilers! How to write a review of a sprawling series that gives away no clues – impossible, so if you haven’t seen Line of Duty right from the beginning (there are now 4 series), do NOT read. In an age of ‘box set TV’, having to […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Experiment in Terror (1962) Single bank teller Kelly Sherwood (Lee Remick) returns home late at night and is grabbed by a heavy-breathing asthmatic (Ross Martin) hiding in her garage. He threatens to kill her and her teenage sister Toby (Stefanie Powers) unless she steals $100,000 from her bank for him. He continues […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Broadchurch Series 1-3 (2013-2017) Please be aware that this review gives away major spoilers, so if you’ve yet to watch this series, view before reading! Amazingly the popularity of the crime series didn’t begin with Nordic noir, and past series such as Minder, The Professionals, Cracker and Prime Suspect have been as […]
Blu-ray: The Entity (1982) Single mother of three Carla Moran (Barbara Hershey) is violently raped in her home by an invisible assailant. After seeking help from a Psychiatrist, who believes these attacks to be a symptom of mental illness, Carla resorts to getting help from a team of parapsychologists. Based on the book by Frank […]
Tina makes her debut appearance on our Soundcheck shows and gets so excited to chat about her album that you get to hear her sing! The album is Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel. Thank you for listening and if you enjoy any of the songs played in these shows, please support the artists […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982) When beautiful Juliet Forrest (Rachel Ward) turns up at Private Investigator Rigby Reardon’s (Steve Martin) office asking for his help to find out who killed her father, Reardon remembers the advice his partner Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) gave him ‘Never fall in love with a client’. Sometimes […]
Blu-Ray & DVD: Fat City (1972) Billy Tully (Stacy Keach) is inspired to pick up his boxing gloves again, plus give up the booze and one night stands after sparring with new kid on the block Eddie Munger (Jeff Bridges). Tully is a boxer way past his prime, who for probably not facing up to […]
DVD: Mario Lanza – The Best Of Everything (2017) This release from Screenbound is a 90 minute documentary about the singer Mario Lanza, and includes ‘insights’ and commentary from UK Opera singers Leslie Garrett and Russell Watson, along with Joseh Valleja, Steve Hackett and Lanza’s daughter Ellisa. And what a sad story it is. Born […]
Blu-ray & DVD: The Big Heat (1953) Police detective Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) investigates the suicide of a fellow officer, but when he’s contacted by the dead man’s mistress he suspects foul play. Finding out that the dead policeman has ties to local gang boss Mike Lagana (Alexander Scourby) and his right-hand man Vince Stone […]
