DVD & Digital: The Trial of Christine Keeler (2019)Most people under 50 will have no idea what the ‘Profumo Affair’ was, so the BBC making a series about it was surprising, but then in an age where no one really knows for sure how many children our Prime Minister Boris Johnson has with various concubines, […]
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) Boy do I love a feel-good film. Unfortunately there’s a fine line between feel-good and sloppy, where overly emotional histrionics ruin the story. Thankfully The Peanut Butter Falcon only has a few small hokey hiccups, but it is overwhelmingly a feel-good movie…emphasis on GOOD. I like Shia […]
DVD & Digital Download: Primal (2019) Frank Walsh (Nicolas Cage) is a hunter of exotic animals, he catches them then sells them to the highest bidder. On one hunt he unexpectedly (using a knock out potion of his own invention) catches an ultra-rare albino jaguar. He excitedly returns to the remote Brazilian village ready to […]
DVD & Digital: Disturbing the Peace (2020) Jim Dillon (Guy Pearce) is a small town Marshal who hasn’t picked up a gun in 10 years after a hostage situation went wrong and ended with him shooting and paralysing his partner when they were both Texas Rangers. Jim is distraught when hearing that his ex-partner has […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Judy (2019)Fat (not fat), insanely talented and mother-controlled Frances Gumm had her name changed by the studio she was signed to as a nemesis to Shirley Temple. Possessing a singing voice that soared and big brown eyes that could wring you dry, she was a gold mine for Louis B. Mayer. Forced to […]
Blu-Ray: Under The Shadow (2016) Great films normally reflect the time and occurrences of what’s going on at that time, and Under the Shadow is a perfect example of this. It’s Tehran in the late 80’s and Shideh (Narges Rashidi) isn’t allowed to return to university to train as a doctor after the revolution because […]
DVD & Digital: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)There have been a multitude of ‘killer shark’ movies since Jaws set the box office alight back in 1975. Some have been good, some have been bad, but there seems to be a continuing fascination with watching people in peril while a shark (or many of them) tries […]
Blu-ray: Harpoon (2019) Regular visitors to our website and listeners of our podcasts will already be aware that I’m a big fan of Harpoon’s writer/director Rob Grant. I’d already bought Mon Ami (AKA Frenemies) on DVD before loving watching Fake Blood at Grimmfest 2017. It was then of course an absolute pleasure to chat with […]
Blu-ray: Edge of the Axe (1988) Released on Blu-ray for the 1st time, Edge of the Axe is ‘slasher’ movie that until now had surprisingly passed me by! So this fantastic new release from Arrow Films was the perfect way to introduce me to the axe swinging antics from director José Ramón Larraz. The narrative […]
DVD: Worzel Gummidge – The Complete Series (1979 – 89)For all the background history that you need to know about Worzel Gummidge, then please read this review by Tina of the fantastic Christmas Special (which is also included in this box set) which was released late last year.I’ve been a big fan of Worzel since […]