I’ve got a complicated relationship with Adrian Edmondson. Quite a sweeping statement, as I think he’s be surprised to hear he was having any sort of relationship with me. But alas yes, for I have been in love with him since the age of 17. While Rik (Mayall his ‘comedy partner’) was the brash, sexy, […]
Blu-ray: King on Screen (2022)What can I say about Stephen King that hasn’t been said already? Known predominantly as a horror author, his written work has covered supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy, as well as being made into more movies and television shows than you can shake the proverbial stick at.King on Screen showcases […]
As a child of the 60s, Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley were all essential viewing as I was growing up, Gordon Murray’s timeless classics transporting me and many other kids (and adults too) into an alternate stop motion world where all the events were narrated by the unforgettable voice of Brian Cant. The beautiful set […]
4K UHD & Blu-ray: Cutthroat Island (1995)A wise cracking, rum swigging pirate on the run from British military and in search of hidden treasure…no, this ISN’T another tale about Captain Jack Sparrow and predates the Pirates of the Caribbean movies by 8 years…but was far less successful at the cinema box office.Geena Davis is Morgan Adams, […]
Blu-ray: Gothic (1986)I’ve never taken drugs in my life (except for those prescribed by a Doctor of course) but inevitably come away from watching a Ken Russell movie feeling as though I was experiencing the after effects of snacking on some hallucinogens while watching it…quite apt really when it comes to the narrative of this tale. This […]
Digital: Calvaire (2004)Marc Stevens (Laurent Lucas) is a travelling singer who drives across Belgium in his van. After finishing a gig at a nursing home (where he’s hit on by women far older than him) he makes a hasty retreat onto the road once again, but unfortunately breaks down in the middle of nowhere. He is helped […]
Blu-ray: Crimes of the Future (2022)The only other person I know who’s seen Crimes of the Future, hated it. It “just wasn’t like old Cronenberg”. I disagree, this is quintessential body-horror Cronenberg, that apart from it’s a hi-def film, could whisk you right back to ExisTenz or Dead Ringers.Where to start with the narrative though? Its […]
4K UHD Blu-ray: Gregory’s Girl (1980)Newly restored from the original camera negative, this 4K UHD release by the BFI makes this coming-of-age classic comedy of Scottish cinema look better than its ever done and belies the fact that it is now over 40 years old.Eschewing the usual movie view that teenagers school days were a […]
Blu-ray: Following (1998)Released on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time, number 30 in 101 Films ‘Black Label’ series of releases presents Christopher Nolan’s debut feature film ‘Following’.A zero budget project shot for one day a week over the course of a year, Nolan has already established his penchant for delivering a narrative in […]
Playing out within a non-linear narrative, this slow burn of a movie plays with your preconceptions and expectations, before metaphorically hitting you across the back of the head with a large object and making you reassess what may (or may not) happen next.Satu (Lene Kqiku) is hiking alone and becomes lost, then crosses paths with […]