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, […]
4K UHD Blu-ray: Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)Based on a folk tale of the beast of Gévaudan about the mysterious killings that took place in France in the 1700s, Brotherhood of the Wolf is a one-of-a-kind film that really defies genre.Part Sherlock Holmes mystery, part historical fantasy, it tells the story of the hunt for a beast […]
DVD: It’s Complicated (2009)It’s Complicated boasts a stellar cast, and although I hate to begin a review like this, I feel the overwhelming urge to beg God to save me from films like this…the ‘romantic comedy’.Jane (Meryl Streep) is fabulously wealthy and owns a successful bakery in sunny California, and Jake Adler (Alec Baldwin), an […]
4K UHD & Blu-ray: Full Circle: The Haunting of Julia (1977) After the shocking and sudden death of her daughter at the breakfast table due to chocking on a piece of apple, bereaved mother Julia (Mia Farrow) leaves her controlling husband Magnus (Keir Dullea) and moves into an old house in West London. The house has […]
4K UHD & Blu-ray: Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Appleyard College is a Victorian young ladies’ college somewhere in Australia, the students are about to have a Valentines Day treat; a picnic at Hanging Rock. In their cream and white cotton dresses, these beautiful, spoilt girls stuff their faces under the watchful eyes of Miss […]
Blu-ray: The Street Fighter Trilogy (1974)The Street FighterReturn of the Street FighterThe Street Fighter’s Last RevengeIf you want crazy martial arts action with a regular splattering of blood, then look no further than this Street Fighter set from Arrow Films, it’s one of the most entertaining trilogies you’re ever likely to watch.Shin’ichi Chiba (credited as Sonny […]
Blu-ray: The Last Hunter (1980)The first release from new UK boutique Blu-Ray label Treasured Films, The Last Hunter (seen here making its UK blu-ray debut) is just the type of film that I love, and one which I hadn’t watched since on an old VHS copy many years ago. Needless to say, this was a much […]
Blu-ray: The Sword and the Claw (1975)I watched The Sword and the Claw just the other day, and yet I’m still processing what played out before my eyes. Just when I thought I’d seen about everything that the 101 Films AGFA releases could throw at me with these low budget indie movies, along comes this […]
4K UHD Blu-ray: Naked Lunch (1991) William S. Burroughs’ novel ‘Naked Lunch’ was for many years deemed “unfilmable”, so stepping up to the challenge came director David Cronenberg who intertwined elements of Burroughs’ own remarkable biography with the content of the book, the end result being a cinematic experience that, while occasionally leaving the viewer confused, […]