Blu-ray: The Wraith (1986)Cheers were emitted when the Vestron Collector’s Series blu-ray of The Wraith (released by Lionsgate UK) dropped through the letterbox here at 60MW Towers the other week. A favourite of mine since owning the ex-rental VHS back in the 80’s, it was an absolute pleasure to see that another cult classic originally […]
4K UHD: The Hills Have Eyes (1977)It still amazes me that I’m now in a world where I get to rewatch films of my youth with such fantastic visual quality, with the added bonus of interesting special features too…and I thought I had it good back in the days when I had to do a […]
DVD & Blu-ray: Just a Gigolo (1978)David Bowie plays Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski; a Prussian officer returning home to Berlin after the first world war. He’s rather stuck up and staid and on returning to his Mutti (Maria Schell) he finds the only thing he can do is be a soldier, so ends up working in menial […]
Cinema: Raging Fire (2021) Starring Donnie Yen and helmed by Benny Chan (who sadly passed away last year), Raging Fire stars Yen as Inspector Cheung Sung-Bong, who after a drug raid goes horribly wrong, witnesses a brutal beating by fellow police officers. Staying loyal to his convictions, Bong tells the truth in court, condemning his once gang […]
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Son (2021)A young woman runs barefoot into a diner persued by 2 men, she escapes and gives birth in a car screaming ‘I don’t want you’. On seeing the baby she instantly loves him.Fast forward several years to the woman (Andi Matichak) and her son David (Luke David Blumm), he’s now […]
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Monstrum (2018)Directed by Heo Jong-ho, Monstrum is a 2018 Korean period action film starring Kim Myung-min, Kim In-kwon, Lee Hye-ri and Choi Woo-shik, set in 1527 where plague is spreading through the provence of Joseon caused by a mysterious creature called Monstrum. Anyone who comes into contact with it is covered in boils then is ripped apart by […]
DVD & Digital: Bad Candy (2020)Horror anthologies are especially popular leading up to Halloween, and thanks to Kaleidoscope Entertainment you have another one to sink your (plastic vampire) teeth into during this spooky season with Bad Candy.Framed around 2 radio hosts (Zach Galligan and Corey Taylor) who proceed to tell scary stories while broadcasting their annual […]
Featuring the original film in Ultra High Definition and alternate cuts of both its follow-ups for the first time on Blu-ray, there is no better time to familiarise yourself with “He who walks behind the rows”.Based on a short story by Stephen King, Children of the Corn is a slow burner about a young couple […]
Following on from the great Columbia Noir #1, Columbia Noir #2 and Columbia Noir #3 box sets, Powerhouse Films once again delves into the Columbia film archives for 6 more noir movies, all of which are making their worldwide Blu-ray premieres.WALK A CROOKED MILE (Gordon Douglas, 1948)WALK EAST ON BEACON! (Alfred Werker, 1952)PUSHOVER (Richard Quine, 1954)A BULLET IS […]
Cinema, DVD & Download: Fida. Viva la Vida (2019) It’s normally a plus to have someone review a film where that reviewer has a vast knowledge of the subject. However in the case of Frida. Viva la Vida – it’s a minus. I’m not an expert on the queen of ex-votto, but found her some […]