DVD & Blu-ray: Nocturnal Animals (2016)Based on the 1993 novel ‘Tony and Susan’ by Austin Wright, Nocturnal Animals was written, produced, and directed by Tom Ford in his second feature.Hmmm, Tom Ford, I know that name. Yes, you may do if you’re into fashion, because primarily Ford is a fashion designer and maker of lovely smells. WHAT the hell? You […]
Blu-ray: Cosa Nostra – Franco Nero in three Mafia Tales by Damiano DamianiCosa Nostra a collection of 3 ‘mafia’ films by director Damiano Damiani starring Franco Nero. The Day of the Owl (based on the novel of the same name) stars Franco Nero as police chief Bellodi in Sicily investigating the murder of truck driver Salvatore Colasberna, […]
4K UHD: The Lighthouse (2019)Did you know dear reader, that there are 2 films called The Lighthouse, both based on the same incident in a Welsh lighthouse in the 1860s? That one, not as well known, THIS one however, is very well known down to its stellar cast (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) and hot director, Robert […]
Blu-ray: Enter the Video Store – Empire of ScreamsThe Dungeonmaster (1984)Dolls (1986)Cellar Dweller (1987)Arena (1989)Robot Jox (1989)Now and again movie box sets are released that you would swear were made “just for you”. As soon as this was announced I could have sworn that Arrow Films infiltrated my mind with the mission of “what box […]
4K UHD: Waterworld (1995)A box office bust on its release in 1995, Waterworld has thankfully come to be re-evaluated since then and is loved a lot more by cinephiles worldwide, though I’ve always enjoyed it since going to the cinema to watch it all those years ago.In a future where the polar ice caps have […]
DVD & Blu-ray: Champions (2023)Marcus (Woody Harrelson) is a minor-league basketball coach whose volatile temper gets the better of him in the middle of a game when he pushes over a fellow coach.The incident is widely reported across all forms of media, before Marcus gets even deeper into trouble when he rear ends a cop […]
4K UHD & Blu-ray: The Changeling (1980)After losing his wife and child in a tragic accident, composer John Russell (George C. Scott) leaves the city to escape to a rambling rented house in the countryside. He soon finds out that this house ‘should not be lived in’ as strange things start to happen.‘Serious’ actors tend […]
Blu-ray: Review: From Hollywood to Heaven: The Lost and Saved Films of the Ormond FamilyI’ll admit that before this box set arrived here at 60MW Towers I had no idea who the Ormond Family were, but after dipping into the shoestring budget delights of this American indie filmmaking family, their output is now forever seered […]
4K Ultra HD, Blu-ra, DVD & Digital Download: Cocaine Bear (2023)Inspired by an actual event from 1985 when a black bear ingested some cocaine that had been dumped by a drug dealer, Cocaine Bear ramps up the silliness (and the bloodletting) and unleashes a coked up bear into a procession of people that are little […]
DVD: Beethoven (1992)I’d have loved to have been in the room when Beethoven was pitched as a movie…”Let’s make a movie about a cute little St Bernard puppy who ingratiates itself into the life of a suburban family and causes lots of hilarious chaos as it inevitably grows into 185 pounds of slobbering, hairy playfulness””That sounds great, […]