Blu-ray: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) What a year 1967 was for Sidney Poitier, not only did he appear in ‘In the Heat of the Night‘ and ‘To Sir, with Love‘, but also starred in ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’, perhaps one of the first ‘true’ inter-racial love stories to be depicted on film […]
Cinema: La La Land (2016) Cards on the table, I’ve been excited to watch La La Land ever since I heard a passing mention of it some months ago. The duo of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling starring in a musical for the 21st century was the idea of perfection for me. I’ve always had […]
DVD: The Young Pope (2016) American Lenny Belardo (Jude Law) is surprisingly voted in to be the youngest pope in history. Having gone to a Convent school, and being somewhat ‘familiar’ with the rather odd lives of priests and nuns, I admit I was a little apprehensive about this series. I wrongly assumed it would […]
DVD: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Los Angeles gang members seek retribution upon the L.A. police force following an ambush in which the police shot dead a host of ne’er-do-well’s (they were the lesser known gang who never got the recognition of the Crips and the Bloods). Targeting an almost abandoned police station occupied by […]
DVD: Donnie Darko (2001) I normally like to start my reviews off with a little synopsis, just to get you in the mood. However, sometimes this is impossible, either because any information about this film will give the plot away or, as in the case of Donnie Darko, not only would I give the plot […]
In no particular order, here are my top 10 movies of what I watched in 2016. John Wick (2014) ‘Oh, is this Keanu’s comeback’ enquired my Son upon me rewatching John Wick a few days ago. Has Keanu ever really been away? I don’t think so, Google his film output and you’ll see he’s worked solidly […]
Blu-ray: The Driller Killer (1979) Infamous for playing a leading role in the UK ‘Video Nasty’ furore led by the NVLA in the early 1980’s, The Driller Killer returns to our screens in a new uncut 4k restoration, thanks to the awesome people at Arrow Films. Director Abel Ferrara plays the aforementioned ‘Driller Killer’, Reno Miller; a […]
Blu-ray: Fright Night (1985) When Charley Brewster’s (William Ragsdale) new neighbours move in next door, their strange behaviour leads him to believe they could be…vampires. Made two years before The Lost Boys, Tom Holland’s first film is for me, the first true tweeny ‘aware of itself’ cult-horror. Although this is definitely deeply rooted in the […]
Streaming: Black Mirror – Series 3 (2016) Charlie Brooker gets his show a serious upgrade from Channel 4 to Netflix, drawing comparisons to classic sci-fi shows such as the Twilight Zone. Steve Woolley has a look into the Black Mirror. Charlie ‘giggles’ Brooker, the lovable misanthrope from the TV Wipe series which views the world […]
Blu-ray: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William Peterson) vows revenge on the murderer of his partner. Little does he know that his vengeance will lead to him crossing paths with master counterfeiter Eric Masters (Willem Dafoe) in a twisting tale in which nobody can be trusted. Director William Friedkin constructs a narrative that […]