Movies For Juniors – Zootropolis
Cinema: Zootropolis (2016) Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) dreams of leaving her safe and boring life of becoming a carrot farmer just like her family. She really wants to become a police officer and move to Zootropolis, but the odds are stacked against her, as a bunny rabbit has never joined the force. Zootropolis is a sprawling […]
Review: The Ox-Bow Incident
Blu-Ray: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) Nevada, 1885: Two drifters; Gil Carter (Henry Fonda) and Art Croft (Harry Morgan, credited as Henry Morgan), ride into the town of Bridger Wells and discover that a local rancher has been killed and his cattle stolen by a gang of rustlers. The townspeople are up in arms over the death […]
Review: Absolute Beginners
Blu-ray: Absolute Beginners (1986) 1958 Britain; teenage photographer Colin (Eddie O’Connell) falls in love with aspiring fashion designer Crepe Suzette (Patsy Kensit) but she’s only interested in her career. Boy loses girl to rich (possibly gay) man (James Fox), race riots and full blown Hollywood dancing ensue. In 1986 the last film 21 year old […]
Review: Treasure Trapped
Blu-ray: Treasure Trapped (2014) LARP. That one word/acronym will have you doing one of two things; you’ll either be scratching your head wondering what the hell it means, or your mind will immediately be filled with visions of people running around a field with swords. No matter which of the two camps you fall into, […]
Review: Three Amigos
Blu-ray: Three Amigos (1986) Three silent movie stars mistakenly end up in Mexico on a mission to save a peasant village; chaos and singing ensue. I’ve always had a bit of thing about Steve Martin (Lucky Day), his sort of humour along with Mel Brooks is that PeeWee-esque type of surreal childish vulgarity that makes […]
Review: Pandorica
Streaming: Pandorica (2016) To say I have been looking forward to Pandorica is an understatement. Ever since I saw a preview of it at Comic Con Liverpool earlier this year, I have been itching to see the full version. Directed and written by Tom Paton and starring Marc Zammit, Jade Fenix-Hobday, Luke D’Silva, Bentley Kalu and Adam […]
Review: 5 Dolls for an August Moon
Blu-ray: 5 Dolls for an August Moon (1970) There are times when I start watching a film to review and I already think, “what the hell am I going to write?” Or, “this seems like a Tina kind of film, I wish she was reviewing it” (sorry Tina!). ‘5 Dolls for an August Moon‘ is […]
Review: Janis: Little Girl Blue
DVD: Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) Janis – Little Girl Blue is a new documentary about the life and death of much loved hippie icon Janis Joplin. Janis was the original ‘rock chick’ that blazed a trail across the cultural landscape of 1960’s America. This documentary, narrated by musician Cat Power, is told through a series of letters […]
Review: Audition
Blu-ray: Audition (1999) ‘To live means to approach death gradually’. Arrow’s newly restored release of Audition was my baptism of fire into Japanese horror. Made in 1999 and directed by Takashi Miike, Audition has shocked audiences with its graphic and grotesque scenes since its release and has become a critic’s favourite, winning various accolades and being listed […]
Review: Respectable – The Mary Millington Story
DVD: Respectable – The Mary Millington Story (2016) Britain in the 1970’s must have been a really fascinating time in history. In particular the sex trade and distribution of obscene material was so different by today’s standards, it is barely recognisable. The rise of pornographic material led to the rise of Mary Whitehouse and her […]