Blu-ray: The Annihilators (1985) I LOVE b-movie action flicks from the 1980’s (listen to our ‘Decade of Decadence’ shows to hear myself and Thom wax lyrical about many of these gems) and The Annihilators is a classic within this niche genre. You want Vietnam veterans on a revenge mission? Check. You want a bad guy […]
Blu-ray: The Grand Duel (1972) The Grand Duel (Il Grande Duello), directed by Giancarlo Santi (who had previously worked as Sergio Leone’s assistant director on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West), is a quirky, little known Spaghetti western, boasting the usual multi-national cast (German, American, Spanish, […]
Blu-ray: Howling III – The Marsupials (1987) Much like Halloween III: Season of the Witch took a left turn from the previous 2 movies in that franchise, Howling III: The Marsupials takes a left turn too…then does a few donuts, wheelspins itself into a cloud of smoke, before zigzagging the wrong way down incoming traffic. […]
Blu-ray: To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) Blade AND Dalton in drag!? Where’s my credit card? As if seeing the vampire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes) and professional bouncer Dalton (Patrick Swayze) in drag is not enough for you to immediately buy this… How about John Leguizamo (also in drag) joining them on […]
Blu-ray: Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip (1982) Released on Blu-ray for the first time, Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip captures the iconic comedian at the top of his game infront of a capacity crowd at the Hollywood Palladium. Compiled from performances across 2 nights (where apparently Pryor lost his train of thought during […]
Blu-ray: Jack the Giant Killer (1962) Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, Jack the Giant Killer is family entertainment at its best…a swashbuckling adventure with stop-motion animation beasties that will have you cheering and booing in equal parts. The evil Pendragon (BOOOO) plots to gain control of Cornwall by abducting the […]
DVD: Backtrack Boys (2018) It’s been well documented on our podcasts that cinematic superheroes have fallen out of favour with me for a few years now (I’ve not watched the previous 4 Marvel movies that have been released, and have no strong desire to do so in the future), and that I’d much rather watch […]
Blu-ray & DVD: The Navigator – A Medieval Odyssey (1988) A lot of the films that have had an ‘effect’ on me, were viewed late at night, alone, after my parents or partner had gone to bed, and normally on BBC 2. Films that are unavailable to watch, or so expensive to buy that you […]
Blu-ray & DVD: An Angel At My Table (1990) Directed by the amazing Jane Campion, An Angel At My Table is based on writer Janet Frame’s three autobiographies: To the Is-Land (1982), An Angel at My Table (1984), and The Envoy from Mirror City (1984). Originally made as a three-part TV series for New Zealand […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Robin Hood: Men In Tights (1993) There have been many cinematic outings for Robin Hood and his gang of merry men (the most recent being in 2018 with Taron Egerton in the lead role), but only one of them has Robin firing 6 arrows at once. Only one of them has a […]