Blu-ray: To Sir, with Love (1967) Mark Thackery (Sidney Poitier); a black man from British Guyana, teaches at an inner city school in London hoping he will get a ‘real’ job in engineering. His class are disruptive, disenfranchised 15 year olds ready to leave school and get a job. Can he win them over and […]
Blu-ray: 10 Rillington Place (1971) To a generation of moviegoers, Richard Attenborough will always be Professor John Hammond; creator of Jurassic Park. Some may not even be aware of his award winning career as a Director, or the fantastic body of work he left behind as an actor. It is his softly spoken and chilling […]
DVD: Q Volume 1: Series 1-3 (1969 – ) I’m a child of the 60’s and my Dad is solely responsible for my sense of humour. He loved ‘being silly’ and always stated that the day you didn’t find a fart funny was the day that you’d forever lost a little piece of your childhood. […]
Blu-ray: Two Women (1960) Italy in World War 2, widowed Cesira (Sophia Loren) leaves Rome with her devoutly religious daughter Rosetta when the city comes under attack by Allied forces. The pair escape to a small village, where they meet various people including Jean-Paul Belmondo’s Michele Di Libero. Throughout Sophia Loren’s career she’s made some cracking […]
Blu-ray: Magnum P.I. – The Complete Collection (1980-88) When faced with the entire 37 disc 8 season collection of Magnum, P.I. there’s only way to approach it; in an imaginary Hawaiian shirt and a cheeky grin. Fabulous Films have produced a corking set; every episode looks like it was filmed yesterday. So how do I […]
Super Smash TV Released: 1992 Platform: Sega Megadrive Publisher: Acclaim Developer: Probe Software Want to win amazing prizes such as a brand new toaster or shiny new VCR? If the answer is yes then all you have to do is enter a deadly arena riddled with explosive mines, hundreds of baseball bat wielding maniacs, tanks, […]
DVD: ToryBoy the Movie (2010) With the current political climate (Brexit, an American President-elect who apparently likes grabbing felines) dominating media headlines and the general public’s social media timelines, now is the perfect time to watch the 2010 documentary ToryBoy the Movie. Directed by and starring twice BAFTA nominated filmmaker John Walsh (make sure to […]
Television: Gomorrah (2014 -) In May 2017 the long wait will be finally over as Sky Atlantic finally fills the void for those of us who have been long-starved of tales of betrayal, treachery and the violent struggle of a family to gain power over its kingdom. But if you think that this is a […]
A few years back I caused a bit of a Twitter storm with a review of Wales Comic Con. I try to be ‘nice’ in reviews but am always aware that when I read a review I want the truth, good and bad. I am also a geek (yes it IS possible to be ‘old’ […]
Blu-ray: The World at War (1973) There are certain documentary television series that made an impact on me as a kid: Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation, Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, and The World at War. My father, born in 1934 and interested in WW1 and WW2 would sit and watch, and I vividly remember sitting with him, hearing […]