Blu-ray & DVD: The Cotton Club (1984) The original screenplay by Mario Puzo was passed over for a rewrite by Francis Ford Coppola who also directed. With the Godfathers, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders and Rumble Fish under his belt, The Cotton Club was deigned to be a sure fire hit. It tells the tale (based […]
DVD: Team Khan (2018) Becoming Britain’s youngest boxing Olympic medalist at the age of 17, when he won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Olympics, Amir Khan was put immediately under the public spotlight from a very young age. Turning professional at the tender age of 19, it took him only 4 […]
DVD: The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) Much like the previously reviewed Australian comedy Pacific Banana from Umbrella Entertainment, the laughs in The Adventures of Barry McKenzie are elicited through humour at its most basic, so be prepared for farts, chundering (don’t worry, an explanation of the origins of that word is in the movie), […]
DVD: Travel Man: 48 Hours in… (Series 1 and 2) (2015 – ) First shown on Channel 4 in 2015, Travel Man: 48 Hours in… has currently run for eight series, was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Features in 2017 and won the Best Factual Programme RTS Midlands awards from 2015 -2017. Hosted by Richard Ayoade, he […]
Blu-ray: Columbo (Season 1) (1971 – ) Following my review of the season 1 release of The Rockford Files from Fabulous Films, it was great to once again dip into a 1970’s detective series from my youth with Columbo; the classic show starring Peter Falk…usually holding his trademark cigar and wearing a battered trench coat. […]
Blu-ray: Twelve Monkeys (1995) With a twisting narrative that unfurls further intricate depths with each consequent viewing, Twelve Monkeys is a movie that not only warrants repeat views, but also demands them too. And what better way to watch than on this brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative by Arrow […]
Blu-ray: Night of the Demon (1957) If you have any interest at all in this horror classic from director Jacques Tourneur, then this superlative release from Powerhouse Films should immediately be purchased (preferably via the link below). With FOUR presentations to choose from, plus an insightful commentary, new interviews, fascinating documentaries, the Super 8 version, […]
Blu-ray: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen unfortunately has a legacy of being known more as the movie that was the catalyst for Sean Connery quitting acting and Stephen Norrington quitting directing, rather than the enjoyable (yet flawed) action adventure romp that it is. With a cast of fictional characters […]
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 […]