DVD: Beast of Burden (2018) Beast of Burden is the story of Sean (Daniel Radcliffe), a dishonourably discharged ex-air force pilot who has taken a job as a drug mule to pay for his wife’s cancer treatment. The flight we join him on however is a little different to his usual trips. This time he […]
Blu-ray: The Odessa File (1974) Based on the novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth, The Odessa File is a taut thriller which unravels against the backdrop of the aftermath of WWII, and the atrocities of the German SS. Peter Miller (the always watchable Jon Voight), through a moment of fate, comes into possession […]
Blu-ray & DVD: The Truth About Cats and Dogs (1996) A floppy-haired British love interest? A hilarious case of mistaken Identity? A cast of financially stable idiots making comedically stupid decisions for an hour and a half to one of the most puke-worthy soundtracks you’ll ever hear? This certainly is a 90s romantic comedy. The […]
DVD: Versailles (Series 3) More sex and ruffles from French pay TV operator Canal Plus in its English-language series about Versailles and the French aristocracy who dwell there in Monsieur. A fantastic beginning with a horse galloping into shot, its hooded horseman arriving at the deepest dungeon in the Bastille, removing the hood we find […]
On Demand & Digital Download: The Last Movie Star (2017) Writer/Director Adam Rifkin has crafted a heartfelt, emotional and poignant movie that had me in its grip for every second of its wonderful 90+ minute running time, and will most definitely be in my top 10 movies of 2018…if not of all time! Unfolding as […]
Blu-ray: Dagon (2001) The 3rd in Umbrella Entertainment’s excellent ‘Beyond Genres’ series (make sure to read our reviews of Vol 1 and Vol 2) once again showcases a collaboration between Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna. This time however, the re-animation process has been replaced by something far more fishy. Gordon and Yuzna go to the H.P. […]
DVD: I Kill Giants (2017) First things first: do not go into I Kill Giants with expectations of a ‘Harry Potteresque’ fantasy movie about a young girl battling huge cgi giants as proffered in the trailer below. Never has a trailer been so misleading since The Road to Terabithia sent unsuspecting kids into the cinemas, […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Bachelor Party (1984) For those of you (like myself) who were old enough to watch Bachelor Party upon its original release (either at the cinema or on VHS), a rewatch of this Fabulous Films Blu-ray/DVD will bring back fond memories of that wild decade of the 80’s and the over the top […]
Blu-ray: The Changeling (1980) After losing his wife and child in a tragic accident, composer John Russell (George C. Scott) leaves the city to escape to a rambling rented house in the countryside. He soon finds out that this house ‘should not be lived in’ as strange things start to happen. ‘Serious’ actors tend to […]
Blu-ray: Hammer Volume Three: Blood & Terror After having the pleasure of reviewing both Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the Indicator Hammer box sets, it was with great anticipation that I sat down for Volume 3: Blood & Terror. Containing 4 movies from the Hammer vaults (all released on Blu-ray for the 1sttime) covering […]