When people talk about or mention Breakfast at Tiffany’s they most likely think of the movie starring the legend that is Audrey Hepburn. I mean, who could forget the iconic opening scene in the black dress at pearls, eating a croissant outside of Tiffany’s. (Honestly, who could forget all of the iconic fashion in that […]
The Penguin Book of Japanese Short StoriesEdited by Jay Rubin.Penguin Random House UK | 2019 | £10.99The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories is a collection of multiple short stories written by various Japanese authors, such as Haruki Murakami, Mishima Yukio, Genji Keita etc.The cover I came across in my local Waterstones (which I hope […]
Digital HD: The Final Wish (2018)Aaron (Michael Welch) is a young man, who after the death of his father, returns home to help his grieving mother (Lin Shaye). It is here that he discovers a strange item that seems to have mystical powers.After inadvertently “wishing something would happen”, it does. The question is though; was […]
Blu-ray: Moscow on the Hudson (1984)Vladimir (Robin Williams) is a musician with a Russian circus, who, when the circus does a special performance in New York, decides to defect while in the middle of a last minute shopping trip in Bloomingdales.It is here that he befriends 2 people that try and help him adjust to […]
Blu-ray: Watermelon Man (1970) Good lord where do I start with this film? HOW do you review a film about a black man ‘whiteing up’ to rub it off and be a black man? Watermelon Man, directed by Melvin Van Peebles, stars Godfrey Cambridge (who in 1965 was described by Time magazine as “one of […]
Blu-ray: Cisco Pike (1971) Cisco Pike is a 1971 drama film that was written and directed by Bill L. Norton, and released by Columbia Pictures. The film stars Kris Kristofferson as a musician who, having fallen on hard times, turns to the selling of marijuana and is blackmailed by a police officer (Gene Hackman). It’s […]
Blu-ray: The Woman/Offspring (2011/2009) This double release from Arrow features two films both centred on Pollyanna McIntosh as ‘The Woman’. When a young girl’s mutilated body is discovered in the town of Dead River, the local police immediately suspect a nomadic family of cannibals, which in itself is surprising. The cops KNOW about a family […]
DVD: Quantum Leap – The Complete Collection (1989 – 1993) Quantum Leap first aired in the UK in 1990 on BBC 2. I missed it. I was in Los Angeles and had already become quite obsessed with this sci-fi tale of Dr. Sam Beckett (the gorgeous Scott Bakula); a physicist who figuratively ‘leaps’ through his […]
Blu-ray: White Fire (1984)Allow me to begin by listing a few movies:Samurai CopShotgunHard Ticket to HawaiiGymkataThe Man From Hong KongMiami ConnectionStrike of the PantherDay of the PantherIf you are a fan of any of those cinematic masterpieces (yes, you read that correctly…masterpieces), then read no further and buy this IMMEDIATELY. You can thank me later.For […]
The 3rd instalment in Metalhead’s Super Mega Baseball franchise continues to improve the already highly enjoyable gameplay and customisation options that were a staple part of the previous 2 games. If you’re a baseball fan then you’ve probably already enjoyed at least one of the previous “SMB” games. So does this warrant another purchase? In […]