Blu-ray, DVD & Download-to-Own: Corrective Measures (2022)Based on the graphic novel by Grant Chastain, Corrective Measures is set in San Tiburon; a maximum security prison which houses the world’s nastiest superpowered criminals which were created by “The Pulse”. Amongst those created is Payback (Dan Payne), a vigilante mutant who hunts down mutant criminals and shows no remorse when […]
Blu-ray: Burn After Reading (2008)Written and directed by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, Burn After Reading features an ‘A’ list ensemble cast and is as funny now as it was in 2008.CIA analyst, Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich) has ‘a drinking problem’ and is sacked. Osbourne is married to Katie (Tilda Swinton) who wants to leave him […]
Blu-ray: Hell High (1989)Released at the tail end of the 1980’s horror movie “slasher” obsession, Hell High spins things a little differently to keep you interested. Just don’t go into this expecting the usual “killer on the loose and high body count” excesses brought to you by the likes of the Friday the 13th and […]
Digital, Steelbook, 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)Nicolas Cage plays… Nick Cage…AND young Nicky!The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent melds action, comedy, drama and so much more in a wild ride where a fictionalised version of Cage (played by Nicolas Cage) accepts a million-dollar offer to attend the birthday […]
Blu-ray: Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)Directed by Charles Jarrot a year after his huge success with Anne of a Thousand Days, and written by John Hale who was responsible for the first episode of the 1971 BBC series Elizabeth R (also starring Glenda Jackson who reprises her role as Elizabeth in this film), the time […]
Blu-ray & DVD: The Card Counter (2021)Writer/director Paul Schrader brings to the screen a slow burn tale of William Tell (Oscar Isaac), a man who just wants to travel around the U.S.A. and play cards after his former life landed him behind bars for 8 and a half years.During his travels he crosses paths with Cirk […]
Blu-ray: The Curious Dr. Humpp (1969) Boobs, bush and buttocks…3 things you’ll be seeing a lot of in The Curious Dr. Humpp, a truly weird viewing experience that left even my low budget indie movie loving sensibilities in a pile of jelly on the couch next to me exclaiming “WTF!?”. The narrative (what little there […]
Blu-ray: Treasure of the Ninja (1987) 101 Films AGFA range of releases once again delivers a low budget unforgettable viewing experience that would otherwise have passed me by. Until watching Treasure of the Ninja I thought I was familiar with all the action heroes of the 1980’s. However, filmmaker and martial artist William Lee had somehow […]
Digital: Clean (2021) Working through the night, Clean (Adrien Brody) is a garbage man on the streets of America. He picks up the odd interesting discarded machine, repairs it, then sells it for pocket money at the local Pawn shop. He spends his time quietly and only really has any contact with a young girl […]
Blu-ray: Pastor Hall (1940) Newly restored from a 4K scan of the nitrate duplicate negative by Powerhouse Films and finally available on Blu-ray for the first time in the world, Pastor Hall is adapted from Ernst Toller’s 1939 play of the same name, and based on the true story of Protestant minister Martin Niemöller. Pastor […]