Blu-Ray: Universal Noir #1 After having had the pleasure of reviewing all 5 of Powerhouse Films previous “Columbia Noir” box set releases (just search for “Columbia Noir” via the search function on the website), it was with great anticipation that I sat down to watch the 1st of their “Universal Noir” releases. The films included […]
4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: King Kong (1976)I can remember my dad taking me to see King Kong in 1976, and on popping this new 4K UHD disc into the player, I suddenly had another memory, and that was even at the tender age of 11, I was very annoyed by the blonde woman in […]
4K UHD & Blu-ray: Reservoir Dogs (1992)How do you write about Reservoir Dogs? HOW can you add any more to what’s already out there?In 1992 there was a huge hoo-ha in the UK over the violence in this film, particularly the infamous scene where Mr Blonde (Michael Madsen) cuts off a policeman’s ear. He bends […]
Digital: Dear Elizabeth (2020)Based on The Locklear Letters by Michael Kun, ‘Dear Elizabeth’ tells the story of Sid Straw (Tony Hale), a middle aged loser who gets on everyone’s nerves. When he’s asked to be co-chair of his Penn State University reunion, that’s when his life takes a turn.Sid isn’t on social media, but when […]
TINA: I love gin. In fact I love it so much I once wrote an essay on it. Ah I know what you’re thinking, and you are wrong. It was the history of gin in Britain, or as it was known in the 18th Century – Madam Geneva’. Let me introduce you to a splendid book […]
4K UHD Blu-ray: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)I went to see The Wolf of Wall Street at the cinema on its release back in 2013 and absolutely loved it, yet strangely had never revisited it in the past 9 years until the 4K UHD review copy from Arrow Films dropped through the letterbox here […]
Blu-ray: Ghostwatch (1992)I remember watching Ghostwatch live when it was broadcast back in 1992, and while I soon caught on that all wasn’t as it was made out to be, it still drew me in and gave the odd shiver down the spine.30 years later and “the cat now being out of the bag” about […]
Cinema & Digital: My Neighbour Adolf (2022)My Neighbour Adolf is a bit of an odd film, with just the title alone anyone would think it was a maybe…a comedy? Or some sort of Fried Barry type experience. With financing from Israel, Poland and Colombia, and all those languages spoken in it, it’s a film that […]
Blu-ray & DVD: The Deep House (2021)Tina (Camille Rowe) and Ben (James Jagger) are a couple of vloggers whose latest adventure takes them into France where they end up scuba diving in a lake to investigate a submerged house.Expecting to find nothing more than maybe the odd forgotten bit of jewellery, their fears rise when they open […]
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: This is GWAR (2021)This is GWAR is quite simply my favourite documentary that I’ve watched so far this year…and I’ve watched a lot of documentaries.Whether you are a fan of the music of GWAR or not, put those thoughts to one side and enjoy a near 40 year rollercoaster ride of […]