Blu-ray & DVD: Airwolf (1984)Dr. Charles Henry Moffet (David Hemmings) is a crazed scientist who has created the titular “Airwolf”: a futuristic helicopter with an advanced weapons system, and after killing other members of his team (a secret government agency called “The Firm”) during a test flight, defects to Libya to live the high-life of […]
Digital HD: Open 24 Hours (2018) After finally managing to leave the clutches of her controlling and abusive serial killer boyfriend (by setting him on fire!), Mary (Vanessa Grasse) tries to rebuild her life, despite being plagued by paranoia and disturbing visions since being released from psychiatric incarceration for her felony. When she is told […]
DVD & Streaming: It All Begins with a Song (2020)Just as I was about to write a review of this music documentary, I saw its full title online. It All Begins with a Song – the story of the NASHVILLE Songwriter, and I thought OH…. Well…. that’s my review out of the window!I watched this […]
DVD & Digital Download: The Assent (2019)Here at 60MW Towers we tend to, when offered a film for review via streaming services, look at the trailer before confirming. Streaming is problematic living where we do, so on seeing the trailer for The Assent, we both agreed that it looked pretty promising.Single father Joel (Robert ‘Sean […]
Digital &DVD: The Fanatic (2019)Moose (John Travolta) is a movie fanatic who is obsessed with the actor Hunter Dunbar (Devon Sawa). So when Moose hears that Hunter is doing a signing session at a local shop, he is ecstatic at the thought of finally meeting him in person and getting an autograph.Unfortunately for Moose things […]
Blu-ray: Split Second (1992)Set in the far-flung future of 2008 (I love rewatching movies where their future is now my past) global warming has raised sea levels and heavy rainfall has meant that wellington boots are the fashion item while out and about in London.Detective Harley Stone (Rutger Hauer playing his character like a more paranoid […]
Blu-ray: Hiroshima (1953)Watching Hiroshima for the first time on this excellent release from Arrow Academy brought back the same goosebumps as when I originally watched Threads on its television debut back in 1984, and while the thought of watching 104 minutes of primarily post-atomic bomb human suffering might not initially appeal to you, it is […]
Blu-ray: Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988) The bourgeois Le Quesnoys live a perfect life with their well behaved and immaculately dressed children, while the Groseilles who live in a less reputable part of town, have zero control over their rambunctious and impertinent kids. However, both families have lived for 12 years not knowing […]
Blu-ray: Creepshow 2 (1987) George A. Romero and Stephen King are back together in the sequel to 1982’s Creepshow, and once again deliver a chilling trilogy of tales. “Old Chief Wood’nhead” has obnoxious youths being stalked by a wooden adversary,“The Raft” places 4 teens in the middle of a lake on the titular raft, only to […]
Digital Download & DVD: Think Like a Dog (2020) Oliver is a whiz at science and shares a special bond with his pet dog Henry. During a science experiment Henry believes he has found a way to communicate using telepathy. Things don’t quite go to plan, and through a freak accident he manages to create […]