DVD: The Handmaid’s Tale (1990) Before #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein’s reveal as a rapist, and Hulu’s 10 part TV series The Handmaid’s Tale starring Elizabeth Moss as Offred, was this 1990 film, directed by Volker Schlöndorff, scripted by Harold Pinter and starring Natasha Richardson (as the handmaid), Faye Dunaway (as Serena Joy), and Robert Duvall (the […]
Blu-ray: Hammer Volume 2: Criminal Intent Having already reviewed Volume 1 of Powerhouse Films Hammer boxsets, it was with great anticipation that I sat down to watch the 4 titles contained within Hammer Volume 2: Criminal Intent, which features 4 classic thrillers from the vaults of Hammer Films released on Blu-ray for the very first time, including premiere […]
Blu-ray: The Fortune (1975) The Mann Act is a Untied States federal law that was passed on 25th June 1910. It was named after Congressman James Robert Mann and in its original form made it a felony to engage in interstate or foreign commerce transport of “any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, […]
It’s not surprising how a couple of my American friends thought Jonathan Pie was a ‘real’ newsperson. Slightly ruffled suit, windswept hair, squinting into camera, he does appear to be Mr BBC. One exclaimed her shock at him not being sacked for his ‘Potty mouth’. (Oh such sweet lips that utter platitudes of angry exasperation […]
DVD: Doctor Faustus (1967) In the late 1960’s Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were the most famous couple in the world, probably along the lines of Kardashians, only they, unlike the Kardashian’s, had talent. Coming off the back of the critical and box office success of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’? ,the world was RichBeths’s (Dickliz? […]
Comix Zone Platform: Sega Megadrive Released: 1995 Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega For my final comic related retro review I wanted to take a look at a game that has interested me for many years. It’s time to dive, quite literally, into the pages of a comic book with Comix Zone on the Sega Megadrive. Comix […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018) How many movies get to the 7th instalment of their franchise? For the few that do, how many are actually worth watching? It was with a heavy heart that I put Kickboxer: Retaliation into the Blu-ray player here at 60MW Towers. 110 minutes later my heart was no longer […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Re:Born (2016) Re:Born is without doubt the movie with the most knife stabs and slices that I have ever seen. Blades flash across the screen in an almost balletic display of close combat martial arts skills, as flesh gives way to metal in a barrage of attacks that will have you wincing […]
Blu-ray: Blue Collar (1978) After writing Taxi Driver for Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader made his directorial debut with Blue Collar; a gritty drama about blue collar workers on the factory floor of a Detroit car manufacturing plant. Starring Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel and Yaphet Kotto in the leading roles of 3 men whose lives revolve […]
Batman Returns Platform: Super Nintendo Released: 1993 Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami I’ve played a number of Batman games over the years, including the very first Batman game on the ZX Spectrum to the more recent Batman: Arkham VR on PlayStation VR. You can check out my thoughts on those particular adventures by clicking on the […]