DVD: The Windsors (Series 1&2) (2016-17) Have you ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors of the rich and famous, in particular the Royal family? Despite having untold wealth and privilege that us commoners will never know, surely they must be a bit like us? They are human after all, and as the old […]
Blu-ray: The Vikings (1958) During a Viking raid in England, Ragnar (Ernest Borgnine) rapes the queen, she secretly gives birth to a son Eric (Tony Curtis) who is captured and made a slave. Year later and in true Hollywood style he meets his half-brother Einar (Kirk Douglas) and falls in love with the Welsh Princess […]
Blu-ray: Willard (1971) “It’s like a damn safari with all these rats!” Cult media distributor Second Sight Films have done a first-rate job of restoring this almost forgotten forerunner of not only the creature feature genre, but also psychological horror movies. Based on Stephen Gilbert’s 1969 short story “Ratman’s Notebooks”, Willard is neither as thrilling […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Miracle Mile (1988) Harry Washello (Anthony Edwards) meets Julie Peters (Mare Winningham) and immediately falls for her. When his alarm clock fails to go off, he misses their scheduled date and ends up alone on a street corner in the early hours of the morning. A nearby pay phone begins to ring […]
Blu-ray: Not Quite Hollywood -The Wild Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) How the hell have I never seen this incredible documentary before!? THANK YOU Umbrella Entertainment for this Blu-ray release. I’m off now to watch more of those 562 minutes of amazing special features. What? You want to know more? Well okay then, but this […]
DVD: The Killer B’ Movie Collection This fantastic 9 disc DVD set from Fabulous Films is an essential purchase for anyone (like myself) who loves sci-fi movies from in and around the 1950’s. It contains: The Blob (1958), The Angry Red Planet (1959), Dr. Cyclops (1940), Reptilicus (1961), The Creature Walks Among Us (1956), The […]
Blu-ray: Tokyo Godfathers (2003) There are certain movies which always get rewatched every year during the Christmas period at 60MW Towers; It’s a Wonderful Life, Jingle All the Way and Die Hard being just a select few that immediately spring to mind. After watching this great Blu-ray release from Umbrella Entertainment, Tokyo Godfathers will be […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Blood Feast (1963) Herschell Gordon Lewis, AKA ‘The Godfather of Gore’, gave cinema studios a blood-soaked kick up the backside when Blood Feast was released in 1963. Far from shying away from when anyone was killed, Lewis made close-up voyeuristic looks at bodily dismemberment the raison d’être for the cinema audience to […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Looking For Infinity: El Camino (2017) Looking For Infinity: El Camino gives a fascinating insight into a 500 mile pilgrimage along Spain’s 1200 year-old ‘Camino de Santiago’, also known as The Way of St Jude. The documentary follows a diverse group of people, all at varying points in their lives, as they take […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Bushwick (2017) Lucy (Brittany Snow) arrives in the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Bushwick with the intention of visiting her family. However, when she emerges from the subway, she sees that the neighbourhood is under attack by an unknown military force. Taking refuge in the basement of a nearby building, she is physically threatened […]