Blu-ray: The 4 Marx Brothers at Paramount 1929 – 1933 People aged 30 and under have probably never experienced the pure joy of Saturday morning BBC television, where, just after ‘The Flashing Blade’ a 15 minute short would appear starring either Harold Lloyd or Buster Keaton. Then in the afternoon, a whole film, starring Laurel and Hardy or […]
Blu-ray & DVD: The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) Whilst police are investigating a multiple murder, they discover a body hidden in the basement of a house. This wouldn’t be out of place at a crime scene except, this particular body doesn’t seem to fit their investigation and the police are baffled. There are seemingly […]
Cinema: The Boss Baby (2017) 7 year old Tim (Miles Bakshi) spends his days using his overactive imagination pretending to be an explorer, rocket ship pilot or whatever takes his fancy. His life is perfect as he shares adventures with his mom and dad (Lisa Kudrow & Jimmy Kimmel) who devote all their time to […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD Borag Thungg. I remember the 1970’s very well; flared trousers, everything being various shades of brown, having a slice of Black Forest gateaux once a year and thinking you were posh while you ate it. I also vividly remember walking into my local newsagent (are those […]
Blu-ray: The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) My odyssey into Italian Giallo cinema continues with The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, but, will it leave me wanting more or wishing that Tina had reviewed it? The Red Queen Kills Seven Times tells the tale of a family curse where legend has it that every […]
Blu-ray and DVD: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) becomes ‘unstuck in time’ and begins moving uncontrollably in a non-linear way throughout various points in his life, including being abducted by an alien lifeform who houses him on a distant planet and is desperate for him to mate with a sexy movie actress whom they […]
DVD: Versailles (Series 1&2) (2015 – ) It is 1667 and the 28-year-old (George Blagden) ‘Sun King’ Louis XIV (14th) has finally taken over sole command of the whole of France. He commands his father’s hunting lodge in the swampy bug infested village of Versailles, to be extended into Europe’s most beautiful palace. His court […]
Dynamite Cop Released 1999 Platform: Sega Dreamcast Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega Sega have always been special to me, from their amazing arcade games to their wonderful home consoles. They made lots of mistakes along the way but the bitterest pill that gamers like me were forced to swallow was the failure of the Sega Dreamcast. […]
Blu-ray and DVD: OnEyed Jacks (1961) Rio (Marlon Brando) and Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) are moderately successful bank robbers. After Dad double crosses Rio resulting in him spending 5 years in jail, Rio searches for Longworth to exact his revenge, but then he meets Longworth’s stepdaughter Louisa (Pina Pellicer) and falls in love. Imagine the […]
Blu-ray and DVD: The Stone Killer (1973) Director Michael Winner once again teams up with Charles Bronson to deliver an action movie so testosterone fuelled that you’ll have grown a full beard before the end credits roll…even you ladies! Adapted from the John Gardner novel “A Complete State of Death’, Bronson stars as Lt. Lou […]