Blu-ray: The Big Fix (1978)The Big Fix is one of those late 1970s political/detective stories that are… you know… ‘quirky’ and… 1970s. Hmmm.Directed by Jeremy Kagan and based on the novel by Roger Simon (who also did the screen writing), it stars Richard Dreyfuss as ‘Quirky’ (oh there’s that word again) private detective Moses Wine (there’s a lot of Jewish […]
Blu-ray & Digital: Babymother (1998)The one and only full feature directed by Julian Henriques (who is now a Doctor and lecturer in media in London), Babymother tells the story of Anita (Anjela Lauren Smith) and the club reggae scene in late 90s London.It’s rather difficult for me, a 50- something white woman from a small […]
Massacre TimeAfter the huge success of A Fistful of Dollars, Italy started churning out westerns. Fernando Di Leo had previously co-written A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, A Pistol for Ringo and The Return of Ringo, so it’s a no brainer he’d eventually be given his own film, that being Massacre Time.The film’s title was taken from the […]
Blu-ray: The Daimajin Trilogy (1966)A trilogy of films by Daiei Studios, all shot within the same year with predominantly the same crew, albeit with different directors and various cast members.All 3 films follow the same basic structure: people are terrorised by bad guys for 2 thirds of the film, and then in the final act […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Mosley-It’s Complicated (2020)Max Mosley and his father Oswald have lived ‘interesting’ lives, with their personal life often overshadowing what they have done professionally, and this documentary gives an insight into both of them.Feeling more like an extended television documentary, the viewer is given an insight into the rich and privileged life of […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Swimming With Sharks (1994)Kevin Spacey.Now, how come I, a really big Woody Allen fan, resolutely refuse to review any of his films, yet can pop a Kevin Spacey film into the dvd player and still feel that this fella is one hell of an actor? No, more…one of the best actors. Why?Allen […]
Blu-ray: The Office (U.S.): The Complete Series (2005-2013)I watched and enjoyed the original UK version of The Office when it first aired in 2001, and have rewatched both series and the Christmas special many times since then.I didn’t watch the U.S. version until many years after its premiere in 2005 (probably around 2015), as I […]
Blu-ray: The Day of the Dolphin (1973)“Unwittingly, he trained a dolphin to kill the President of the United States” The above is the tag line for The Day of the Dolphin, and surely you don’t need to know anymore before wanting to purchase…I certainly wouldn’t!However, for anyone that may still be deciding, here’s some more info…Starring […]
Blu-ray: The Krays (1990)I remember when The Krays was released (31 years ago!) and there was some media furore about its violent content. Viewed all these years later it is not as hard hitting as once perceived, but still contains some visceral shocks that can make you wince.Second Sight Films once again do an exemplary […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Archive (2020)Written and directed by Gavin Rothery (in his feature film directorial debut), Archive stars stars Theo James as George Almore, Stacy Martin as his wife Jules, Rhona Mitra as his onscreen boss, and Toby Jones as an employee of Archive; a company that keeps dead peoples collective consciousness “alive” in digital form for an […]