Blu-ray: Sam Fuller at Columbia (1937-61) (Well it’s certainly taken me a long time to get through this box set (apologies to Powerhouse Films). Sam Fullerhad an interesting life before he started in film, aged 17 he moved to New York and got a job as a crime reporter. He then went on to write […]
Blu-ray & DVD: King of Hearts (1966) Soldier and ornithologist Charles Plumpick (Alan Bates) is sent by his commanding officer (Adolfo Celi) to disarm a bomb that has been placed in the French town of Marville by retreating German soldiers at the end of WW1. Of course the path is not smooth and Plumpick ends […]
Blu-ray: Von Ryan’s Express (1965) US pilot Colonel Joseph Ryan (Frank Sinatra) is shot down over enemy territory and placed in a German prisoner of war camp. It is here that he meets Major Eric Fincham (Trevor Howard) who has been in charge of the captured troops in the camp. Pulling rank on Fincham, Ryan […]
DVD: Bulletproof (2018) “The Sweeney meets Bad Boys” is an analogy that perfectly encapsulates Bulletproof; a series recently aired on Sky One and now making its debut on DVD courtesy of Acorn Media International. Aaron Bishop (Noel Clarke) and Ronnie Pike (Ashley Walters) are undercover cops and best friends, and during this 6 episode narrative […]
Blu-ray: The China Syndrome (1979) The China Syndrome is a series of hypothetical but completely possible events that would lead to the meltdown of a reactor. The core would melt through the container and deep into the earth, theoretically all the way to China. To say the stakes are high would be an understatement. The […]
Blu-ray: 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 simply can’t […]
Blu-ray: The Beastmaster (1982) A buff Marc Singer in a loin cloth. Tanya Roberts boobs. A tiger painted black. Stunt ferrets. A human baby born from an ox. All the above, and more, is in The Beastmaster; a movie that is as mad as a box of frogs and non-stop fun for its entire 118 […]
Blu-ray: Doom Asylum (1987) Despite its relatively short 78 minute running time (which includes lots of clips from old movies, and the repetition of many shots), Doom Asylum packs in more than enough (cheap) gore, belly laughs, and absolute sheer insanity that puts many of its low budget rivals to shame. Mitch (Michael Rogen) is […]
Blu-ray: Bride of Re-Animator & Beyond Re-Animator (1989 & 2003) Following on from Tina’s review of Re-Animator (a fantastic 1st entry in Umbrella Entertainment’s new ‘Beyond Genres’ series of releases) it is now my pleasure to dip into Volume 2 of Beyond Genres and the wild and wacky happenings in the double bill of Bride […]
DVD: Norbert Smith, A Life (1989) Originally broadcast on 3rd November 1989, Norbert Smith, A Life is a ‘mockumentary’ starring Harry Enfield as the titular Norbert; an octogenarian actor, who while being interviewed by Melvyn Bragg, reminisces about his long and varied career, while showing clips of him in his acting roles. Despite its lean […]