Blu-ray & DVD: Cargo (2017) The zombie genre has been done to death (pun intended) with variations in how fast they walk/run, and changes in their names: zombies, infected, virals. All in an attempt to keep things fresh…unlike their rotting flesh. Cargo approaches things differently by placing the emphasis of its 105 running time on […]
Blu-ray: Deadbeat at Dawn (1988) Full disclosure to begin: I have loved Deadbeat at Dawn since 1st watching it on a grainy VHS copy many years ago, then buying it on an official VHS and later on DVD. So having Arrow Films release it on Blu-ray, accompanied by their always superlative set of special features, has me […]
The Imitation Game The year is 1940. Having previously worked at a wireless listening station dealing with coded Enigma transmissions, it’s the beginning of World War 2 and Cathy Raine (Harriet Walter) is 19 and dissatisfied with her life. She’s a nice girl from a nice family, but instead of marrying her nice but condescending boyfriend, […]
DVD & Digital HD: The Dark (2018) When a disfigured undead teenage girl finds a blind boy in the middle of a forest, an unlikely pairing is born as they discover secrets about each others past. What happened to them? Are they REALLY dead? Why do they kill people? All these questions and more come […]
Written, directed and starring the great John Landis (albeit in a prehistoric ape ‘Schlocktropus’ suit), Schlock is a very low budget movie that is a quirky homage to 1950’s monster movies (even including footage of The Blob). Not only did Schlock kickstart the career of Landis, it was also a pivotal point for Rick Baker too…mostly due […]
Blu-ray: The Rockford Files (Season 1) (1974 – ) Another great television show from Fabulous Films sees season 1 of The Rockford Files looking as good as it’s ever done on this fantastic 6 disc Blu-ray release. First aired in 1974, season 1 takes no time in introducing us to Jim Rockford (James Garner), an […]
Blu-ray: City of the Living Dead (1980) When a priest hangs himself in the small town cemetery of Dunwich, his actions open the gates of hell and allow the dead to rise. Peter (Christopher George), a reporter from New York, pairs with young psychic Mary (Catriona MacColl) and they travel to Dunwich where they meet […]
Blu-ray: The Collector (1965) Freddie Clegg (Terence Stamp) is an ex-bank clerk who won £72,000 on the ‘pools’ (are those still a thing!?) and spends his time collecting butterflies outside of his remote countryside house. However, all is not right in the mind of Freddie and he obsesses over Miranda Grey (Samantha Eggar), an art […]
Blu-ray: The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) With a similar narrative to the recently reviewed The Baby (grown man has the mind of an infant), The Mind of Mr. Soames is a thought provoking drama about the human condition and nature versus nurture. When John Soames (Terence Stamp) is medically awoken by Dr. Bergen (Robert […]
DVD: The King (2017) There is a moment at about the mid-point of The King where writer/director Eugene Jarecki is asked if he knows the direction that this documentary is taking. His non-answer may well be reflective of the narrative progression of The King, yet it also gives it one of its strengths as, never […]