Blu-ray: Quatermass (1979) Professor Quatermass (John Mills), a retired scientist, is travelling to appear on a TV show about a shared Soviet/American space mission, but it appears in this dystopian future there is danger all around. After being abandoned by a cab driver, Quatermass is saved from a gang by Joe Kapp (Simon MacCorkindale), who […]
Blu-ray: 3 Women (1977) Ingénue Pinky (Sissy Spacek) moves from home and gets a job at an old people’s home. There she meets and eventually moves in with Millie (Shelley Duvall), an annoying, yet sad (she doesn’t realise how annoying and ‘invisible’ she is) co-worker. The third woman in this triptych is Willie (Janice Rule) […]
Since the birth of cinema the industry has tried to entice people into the dark with different gimmicks. Cinema itself was a gimmick; the first film shown to an audience for money was of a train barrelling towards an unsuspecting audience. Contemporary reports indicate chaos ensued, with terrified people running away very quickly. Then came […]
DVD: Behind Closed Doors (A.K.A. The Poker House) (2008) Lori Petty co-writes and directs Behind Closed Doors, a movie based on the true events of her childhood. Originally released in 2008 and called The Poker House, the movie finally reaches the UK thanks to the good people at 101 Films. Behind Closed Doors stars Jennifer […]
Blu-ray: Mean Guns (1997) Gangster boss Vincent Moon (Ice T in a typical ‘badass’ role, though this time complete with platinum teeth that brings up visions of a gangsta version of James Bond villain ‘Jaws‘) needs a clear out of everyone that has worked for ‘the syndicate’. Rather than have them killed individually, he ensnares […]
Cinema: Terminator Genisys (2015) Much like the T-800 itself, the Terminator franchise refuses to die. After a strong debut with The Terminator (1984) and then blowing peoples minds in 1991 with a barrage of seldom seen before visual effects in Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the public consensus was that the franchise power cells were running low as two […]
DVD: Hazard (A.K.A. Hazmat) (2013) The hidden camera show ‘Scary Antics’ is fighting against dropping viewing figures, which means that host and creator of the show ‘scary’ Dave (Todd Bruno) has a disgruntled crew on his hands. Setting up the latest show at a supposedly haunted chemical factory, the pressure is on to produce an […]
DVD: Kill Zone (A.K.A. The Kill Hole) (2012) Lt. Samuel Drake (Chadwick Boseman) is a veteran of the Iraq war whose past memories and actions still haunt and have repercussions on him today as he tries to maintain steady employment as a taxi driver. After being submitted to a steady stream of self centred comments […]
DVD: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015 – ) Epic TV featuring world famous actors has more or less overtaken cinema. Game Of Thrones has brought fantasy back to the forefront, and being able to zip through a box set on disc or online is now the norm. So for the BBC to give us […]
Blu-ray: The Man With The Golden Arm (1955) Ex-junkie Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) is released from prison and nicknamed “The Man with the Golden Arm” for his skill in dealing cards, hopes to give up his old life of crime and make a new career as a jazz drummer. But he eventually gets sucked back […]