Review: BFI Flare – Chasing Chasing Amy
We’ve all had that movie discovery at a young age that changed everything and influenced who we would become in later life. For 12 year old Sav Rodgers it was stumbling upon the VHS of 1997 rom-com Chasing Amy. At a time when he was contending with his queer identity, the film was a life […]
Review: Possessor Limited Edition 4K UHD
4K UHD: Possessor (2020)The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree is the best way to describe Brandon Cronenberg’s work, a modern take of life today, body horror, cerebral, thought provoking and based in the human condition. In Possessor we follow the story of Tasya Vos (the amazing Andrea Riseborough) who’s an assassin in an […]
Review: Fear City
Blu-ray: Fear City (1984)I’m always filled with wonder at the amount of films that were made in the 80s. I mean by now you’d think we at 60MW Towers would have seen them all. Twice. But no.How on earth I have never seen Abel Ferarra’s 1984 Fear City is beyond me, but thankfully 101 Films […]
Review: V/H/S 94
Blu-ray & Digital: V/H/S 94 (2021)The 4th instalment of the V/H/S horror anthology movies takes us back to the 1990’s, showcasing 4 new stories all wrapped around a narrative (“Holy Hell’) of a police S.W.A.T. team who investigate a mysterious VHS tape and discover a sinister cult that has pre-recorded material which uncovers a nightmarish […]
Review: Bad Biology 4K UHD
I can’t get my head around that fact that a film like Bad Biology has got a pristine 4K release, yet Near Dark is left in the abyss.Does a film such as Bad Biology actually need a UHD release? Well that can only be answered by the film fan who wants to see a huge […]
Review: Nightmares in a Damaged Brain 4K UHD
4K UHD & Blu-ray: Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)It’s a funny old world. Back in the 1980s I had to make a 360 mile round trip down to London to purchase a 3rd generation VHS copy of Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (and other ‘nasties’ of the time), yet here I am today with […]
Review: Rhubarb…and Custard: The Complete Collection
DVD & Blu-ray: Roobarb…and Custard: Complete Collection Mention Roobard…and Custard to people of a certain age (myself included) and immediately Johnny Hawksworth’s unforgettable theme music will be playing in their head and a big smile will appear on their face.Bob Godfrey’s wobbly animation and Richard Briers’ voice-over are also seared into peoples memories from a show […]
Review: Alligator & Alligator II: The Mutation Limited Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray
101 Films Black Label series of releases continue to hit it out of the park with the release of Alligator (1980) & Alligator II: The Mutation (1991) on Limited Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray. A favourite of mine back on VHS, Alligator looks like it could have been made yesterday thanks to this superb 4K […]
Review: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Limited Edition 4K UHD
4K UHD Blu-ray: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)Remakes of movies very often don’t fare well when compared to the original. However, Philip Kaufman’s brilliant update of the 1956 classic is now regarded as a classic itself too, and with good reason.A superb cast that includes Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright and […]
Review: Inside
Blu-ray: Inside (2007)Heavily pregnant and living alone since the death of her husband after a car accident, Sarah (Alysson Paradis) gets an unexpected visitor on Christmas Eve who is intent on taking away her unborn baby in the most horrific way imaginable.17 years after its original release, Inside (original title À l’intérieur) is still just […]