Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Download: The United Way (2021) I have had zero interest in football for 30 years now, but during the 1970’s and 80’s myself & my best mate used to go and watch Manchester United. Driven to Manchester by parents in our earlier years, and then driving ourselves when we got older. As […]
Blu-ray: Uncle Peckerhead (2020)Matthew John Lawrence’s Uncle Peckerhead tells the story of Judy (Chet Siegel) who is the bassist in a struggling pop/punk band called ‘Duh,’ along with guitarist Max (Jeff Riddle), and drummer Mel (Ruby McCollister).They are going on their first tour and just as they’re about to put their gear in the car, it gets […]
Blu-ray: Fatherland (1986) Directed by Ken Loach and written by playwright Trevor Griffiths, Fatherland is a political drama about East German protest singer Klaus Drittemann (Gerulf Pannach), who after being pressured to leave East Germany because of his inflammatory song lyrics, soon discovers that life in the West is equally controlling in other ways. Disheartened […]
Digital Download: House of Cardin (2019)I have to admit that I have zero interest in following fashion, as jeans and a t-shirt has been my attire of choice for over 40 years now. Having said that, it is even more of a compliment when I say that I really enjoyed watching House of Cardin.Taking a […]
Blu-ray: Irreversible (2002)Irréversible was written and directed by Gaspar Noé and stars then married in real life couple, Monica Bellucci (Alex) and Vincent Cassel (Marcus) as partners, along with Albert Dupontel as Alex’s former boyfriend and the couples friend Pierre.In its original release Noe used ‘reverse chronology’ and tells the story from end to beginning – that is it tells […]
4K UHD Blu-ray: Donnie Darko (2001)I normally like to start my reviews off with a little synopsis, just to get you in the mood. However, sometimes this is impossible, either because any information about this film will give the plot away or, as in the case of Donnie Darko, not only would I give the […]
Blu-ray: The Chalk Garden (1964)Based on Enid Bagnall’s 1955 play of the same name, The Chalk Garden stars Deborah Kerr as Miss Madrigal, a mysterious and seemingly detached unemotional woman who turns up one day at Mrs Maugham’s (Edith Evans) country home, with the hope of becoming governess to her granddaughter Laurel (Hayley Mills).Laurel is ‘disturbed’ […]
Blu-ray: Pledge Night (1990)Released at the backend of the ‘slasher’ craze that was popular within the horror genre during the 1980’s, Pledge Night wears its influences proudly on its bloody sleeve, with silly humour, outrageous deaths, and a heavy metal soundtrack featuring Anthrax. A college fraternity (frequented by the usual array of ne’er do wells who […]
UHD Blu-ray: Battle Royale (2000)Battle Royale: the film that not only spawned a sequel, but is also responsible for a glut of video games which are either a “Battle Royale game”, or at the very least have it embedded as one of their playable modes.It wouldn’t surprise me if a large portion of the PUBG […]
Digital: Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)Directed by Malaysian/Chinese director Sam Quah Sheep Without a Shepherd is a remake of the 2013 Indian/Malayalam film ‘Drishyam’ by Jeethu Joseph.This new Chinese remake starrring Xiao Yang, Tan Zhuo and Joan Chen tells the story of a Chinese family living in Thailand. Weijie, his wife Ayu and their two […]