I’ve always had a bit of a ‘thing’ for Hugh Jackman. You see dear reader, to me, Hugh is the perfect man. Handsome, manly, WOLVERINE, sensitive, can sing, can DANCE, a bit camp, funny, seems sincere, talented, charismatic, a complete package in more ways than one. The perfect man, because he could tap dance up […]
I am a dolphin on a mission. Heading to the surface I pop my head out of the water and look at the man stood on the edge of the ocean. ‘Squueeak squeeeaky click click squeak‘ (‘Something is wrong my friend, the water levels are rising’) The man bends down and replies: ‘Hi Flipper, would […]
Blu-ray: Who? (1974) Adapted from the novel by Algis Budry, Who? is a mixture of cold war thriller and sci-fi adventure, where the narrative keeps you guessing as to the final outcome right until the end. When acclaimed American scientist Dr. Lucas Martino (Joseph Bova) is involved in a car accident on the East German […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Undercover (1943) Undercover is a fascinating curiosity piece for many reasons, one being that it is the first movie appearance by Stanley Baker as a fresh faced 16 year old schoolboy who wants to help out in the war effort in Yugoslavia. Made by Ealing studios, the movie concentrates on Yugoslav partisans […]
DVD: West of Sunshine (2017) Jim (Damian Hill) is separated from his wife and it is his turn to look after their son Alex (Ty Perham) for the day. Unfortunately, this day is like no other as Jim owes $1500 to a loan shark and has to make payment in full by 5pm. So begins a […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Mary Reilly (1996) Perhaps I should mention that Julia Roberts who plays Mary Reilly was nominated for Worst Actress by the Razzie Awards, and Stephen Frears was nominated for Worst Director…both lost. However, that should tell you the reader that Roberts performance in Mary Reilly is nothing short of magnificently awful. Reilly […]
Trying new things is good. Unless you are a lion trying a cabbage diet, in which case trying that specific new thing is somewhat ridiculous. Table of Tales : The Crooked Crown, henceforth shortened to ToT to save my fingers, is a new thing for me, a genre I have not really dabbled in. So […]
Blu-ray: The Big Clock (1948) I love Charles Laughton, he’s one of those actors, I suppose not really known or even in vogue now, that with the slightest twitch of his face, can emote a million feelings. He’s been in so many of my favourite films (Spartacus, Hobson’s Choice amongst many others) and I was […]
Blu-ray, DVD, Digital: No Kidding (1960) David Robinson (*cough* great name *cough* played by Leslie Phillips) and his wife Catherine (Geraldine McKewan) have been left a dilapidated country house by an Aunt in her will. Much to the chagrin of his poor wife, David has left a trail of failed business ideas behind them, and […]
Blu-ray: Mega Time Squad (2018) I love time travel films. Time After Time, 12 Monkeys, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Terminator, Safety Not Guaranteed, all of them have that quirky ‘What would you do, if you could go back in time’? vibe going on. In Mega Time Squad, John (Anton Tennet) would rob a shit […]