Film and TV

Inspired by the legend of 19th century freedom fighter Shields “Emperor” Greene (played in the movie by Dayo Okeniyi); a descendant of African Kings who turns into outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War American south, Emperor, while not historically accurate (how many movies are!?), is a fascinating and insightful look into one particular timeframe of Shields life.Dayo […]

Digital: An Impossible Project (2020)Suitably shot entirely on 35mm film, as well as a live score recorded directed to vinyl with a full jazz orchestra, Jens Meurer’s An Impossible Project is a fascinating look into how the digital world has become an essential part of our lives, often pushing away the “real analogue world” and the […]

Digital: Against the Tides (2019) Beth French is a British single mum who suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome, while also having to look after her autistic young son. Her whole life she has found comfort while swimming, and so takes up the challenge to become the first person to ever complete the ‘Oceans Seven’ in a […]

DVD & Digital: Two Weeks to Live (2020)Kim Noakes (Maisie Williams) was only 6 years old when her father was killed in mysterious circumstances in front of her, and for the past 15 years has been brought up in remote isolation from the rest of the world by her mother; Tina (Sian Clifford).Now setting off […]

DVD: The Constant Gardner (2005)The Constant Gardener, based on John le Carré’s 2001 novel of the same name, is one of those ‘well made’ British films, starring really good actors that tell a solid story about a terrible wrong that is eventually righted.Told partly in flashback, Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) is a shy, quiet British diplomat in […]

Digital Platforms: Rams (2020)A remake of Grímur Hákonarson’s 2015 Icelandic film also called Rams, this is the story of 2 Australian outback brothers: the more affable Colin (Sam Neil) who tells his sheep daily how beautiful they are, and the pissed, miserable, disliked Les (Michael Caton), who despite more or less living side by side […]

Streaming: Willy’s WonderlandNicolas Cage stars as ‘The Janitor’, a man of few words (very few words) who finds himself tasked with cleaning up the titular ‘Willy’s Wonderland’ (an abandoned funhouse) in order to pay off his repair bill to a local garage after his car ran over some spikes left on the road by the towns […]

Blu-ray: Columbia Noir #1 (1947 – 58) Following on from the great Columbia Noir #1 box set released late last year, Powerhouse Films once again delves into the Columbia film archives for 6 more noir movies, all of which are are presented for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, with The Mob, Tight Spot and […]

Blu-ray: The Nightingale (2018) Imagine if awards ceremonies weren’t absolute shite. If only truly really GOOD films were allowed to be entered and then won. The Nightingale, an Australian film written and directed, by Jennifer Kent (The Babadook), would win best film, best screenplay and stars Aisling Franciosi as Clare and Sam Claflin as Hawkins would […]

Demons is a film that I’ve loved since I first rented it on VHS many years ago, and then bought the ex-rental VHS for a price that would now get me this fantastic 2 disc UHD blu-ray set from Arrow Films. So the fact that it (and its sequel) is now available in the best […]