DVD: Respectable – The Mary Millington Story (2016) Britain in the 1970’s must have been a really fascinating time in history. In particular the sex trade and distribution of obscene material was so different by today’s standards, it is barely recognisable. The rise of pornographic material led to the rise of Mary Whitehouse and her […]
Blu-ray: Every Home Should Have One (1970) Mention Marty Feldman to me and immediately a plethora of quotes from Young Frankenstein always spring to mind (I still can’t pass a horse without wanting to say “Frau Blücher” to it). For me he was a comedy genius as both a writer and an actor, specifically in […]
Blu-ray: Hired To Kill (1990) There have been some iconic opening shots in movie history; the camera panning down amongst the stars before a huge spacecraft appears from over our heads in Star Wars. Hitchcock’s masterful direction at the beginning of Rear Window which sets up all you need to know about L.B. Jefferies without […]
Dawn of the Dead (1978) is my all time favourite movie and one which I have literally seen over 100 times (a friend and I once went 24 hours watching it non-stop on VHS back in our youth). The European version of the movie (for there are many) is scored by Goblin, a band that performed […]
Blu-ray: Ghoulies (1984) I have fond memories of movies from the 80’s featuring malicious little beasts and monsters. Looking back there was a time when these films were all the rage with probably the most popular of all being the wonderful Gremlins. Critters was also a favourite of mine with its tale of deadly fur-ball […]
DVD: Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me (2014) As a child my parents’ choice of music was nothing short of eclectic. While Mam would whoop it up to Rod Stewart (yes she did think he was sexy), my dad would be humming along to his favourite LP of Cossack Choirs singing songs from the homeland. So […]
Blu-ray: The Zero Boys (1986) New to Blu-ray from Arrow is Nico Mastorakis forgotten backwoods stalk and slash The Zero Boys. Made in 1986 after he had already shocked and confused movie goers with the likes of Island of Death, writer/director Mastorakis goes full-on 80’s action movie here with a healthy sprinkle of hillbilly horror. Imagine […]
Cinema: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) If you listen to the 60 Minutes With entertainment shows you will know that I love going to the cinema with my 3 year old daughter. I find it a completely magical experience and it doesn’t matter what we watch as I think there is nothing […]
Apidya Released: 1992 Platform: Amiga Publisher: Play Byte Developer: Kaiko There are lots of reasons why I love writing retro reviews for 60 Minutes With. One of them is that it gives me a reason to go back and play games that I loved when I was growing up. Another reason is because sometimes I […]
DVD: Line of Duty (Series 3) (2016) In an age of Netflix and serial binge watching of TV shows, waiting week on week for the next episode of BBC 2’s ‘Line of Duty’ has been tortuous. With character arcs as wide as Breaking Bad and a story that goes as deep as Vicky McClure’s DC […]