Blu-ray: O. Henry’s Full House (1952)Full disclosure: I hadn’t heard of the author “O. Henry” (William Sydney Porter) before watching this movie, but as the end credits rolled my interest was peaked and I’ll definitely be reading his work sometime soon.So, the movie…John Steinbeck (who I have read) introduces five O. Henry stories from his […]
DVD & Blu-ray: House of the Long Shadows (1983)Directed by Pete Walker and starring Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and John Carradine, House of the Long Shadows is the horror equivalent of The Expenbables, where a group of ageing genre stars are thrown together in fan pleasing fashion, and much akin to The Expendables, its horror […]
4K UHD Blu-ray: The Proposition (2005)Some films truly deserve a 4K UHD release, none more than Nick Cave and John Hillcoat’s 2005 film The Proposition. An Aussie Western of Shakespearean portent, based 1880s Australia, it tells the story of the Burns gang. Irish immigrant brothers Charlie (Guy Pearce), Mikey (Richard Wilson) and eldest brother Arthur Burns […]
Digital: Spiritwalker (2020)Imagine waking up in the aftermath of a car crash with a gunshot wound, no memory of what’s happened or even who you are. Now imagine that as you’re trying to piece together what the hell has happened to you, after every 12 hours has passed you transport into the body of another person.What […]
4K UHD Blu-ray: Robocop (1987)Much like in my review of Arrow’s 4K UHD release of An American Werewolf in London, do I really need to give a synopsis of Robocop? A movie classic from the 1980’s that has aged wonderfully and is still just as entertaining as it was upon its release.For the people that […]
4K UHD Blu-ray: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)Based on the 1818 book by Mary Shelley, Kenneth Branagh’s Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein does cram more of her original story in than the other 100 odd films featuring the name Frankenstein (mostly not about the doctor, but rather the ‘monster’).Arrow’s re-release on glorious 4K of the 1994 film lets […]
Cinema & Digital: Chopper (2000)A new digital remastering of CHOPPER from the 35mm original is being released in cinemas and online for the 20th anniversary of the film.First time Andrew Dominik, (who later went on to direct The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), tells some of the Mark “Chopper” Read story. Dipping in […]
Blu-ray: The Phantom of the Monastery (1934)The perfect companion piece to the previously reviewed La Llorona, The Phantom of the Monastery is another early piece of Mexican horror cinema.A group of hikers get lost and take shelter in a monastery, which unbeknown to them is haunted, but doors sealed shut by large wooden crucifixes, strange […]
Blu-ray: La llorona (1933)An early horror classic from Mexico, La Llorona is based on the folklore tale of “The Wailing Woman”, who kills both her child and herself before coming back to haunt the living.Director Ramón Peón draws upon the influences of Universal Pictures horror movies of the time, but also creates his own unique and […]
I think it’s important to begin by saying that my knowledge of WWE wrestling is limited to occasionally recognising some of the stars of the 80’s (Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart, etc), but even back then I didn’t watch any of it. I’ve also never played any wrestling games, and even fighting games […]