Having completed Destroy All Humans on its original release back in 2005, I was looking forward to revisiting 1950’s America and once again taking control of the alien antagonist Crypto as he quite literally tries to “Destroy All Humans” with a varied array of handheld weapons, psychokinetic abilities and his “flying saucer”. The first thing […]
Long awaited here at 60MW Towers has been the album drop from the German Nu-Jazz masters Bahama Soul Club and I’m happy to report it’s been worth it. Bohemia After Dawn is the cool after-dark stroll through a multicultural landscape stopping at regular intervals, just to soak it all in.We raved earlier about “Never Roam No […]
Digital HD: Sputnik (2020)With this theatrical directorial debut, Egor Abramenko’s Sputnik was due to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020, but was postponed due to the pandemic, leading to it being released on video-on-demand in Russia in April this year.It tells the story of two Russian cosmonauts in 1983 who are returning to earth in […]
UHD 4K Blu-ray: Pitch Black (2000) When a spaceship crash lands onto a desolate desert planet, it usually isn’t the best of days for all those that survive. However, when you factor in that one of the survivors of the “Hunter-Gratzner” transport ship is Richard B. Riddick (Vin Diesel); a violent escapee convict who has […]
Blu-ray: Gamera – The Complete Collection (1965-2006) It has been my privilege and pleasure to review many movie box sets here at 60MW Towers since we began in 2014, and I have to begin this review by saying that “Gamera – The Complete Collection” from Arrow Films is the one that has most impressed me […]
DVD & Digital HD: Mortal (2020)Mortal (in Norwegian: Torden) is the latest offering from Norwegian director André Øvredal (Trollhunter, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark…interview show online with him on Thursday 13th August in our usual audio podcast show AND in video form on our YouTube channel – Dave) and stars Nat Wolff […]
Mortal KombatPlatform: ArcadeReleased 1992Publisher: MidwayDeveloper: MidwayThis isn’t necessarily a retro review, more of a chance for me to share some memories of Mortal Kombat. I’ve been a fan of fighting games for a long time. The Way of the Exploding Fist, International Karate +, and who could forget Street Fighter 2? I still remember like it […]
DVD: Ivor the Engine – The Complete Collection There is one voice from my childhood that still resonates with me to this day and always makes me smile. That voice belonged to the late great Oliver Postgate; a man who voiced so many of my favourite childhood programmes, and whose welcoming narration also kept my […]
Who Wants to Live in Castles?Stratos Bleu has been one of the highpoints of 2020 no argument, its mixture of soul and dancefloor bangers has been on repeat in this section of the 60MW compound since its release. Now they have entrusted the Nu-Disco legend that is Hot Toddy and producer Steve Cobby to remix […]
A steel guitar opening that puts the listener smack bang in the vastness of the American country next to a highway that goes who knows where. However, this isn’t a broken hearted confession from a Stetson and steel pedal riding cowboy but mournful bluesy-country-funk from the drifter at the side of that road with his […]