Film and TV

Cinema: Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) 19 years after the Mission Impossible movie franchise began, Tom Cruise (not looking a day older!) returns for his 5th outing as IMF ‘super spy’ Ethan Hunt. Joined by returning cast members Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames and Jeremy Renner, they are once again faced with overcoming a seemingly […]

Cinema: Southpaw (2015) Boxing movies are a genre of their own; Rocky, Cinderella Man, Raging Bull, The Champ, The Hurricane, The Fighter, Million Dollar Baby, Fat City and even sci-fi boxing film Real Steel. All these films are not just about a sport, they are about struggle; overcoming the odds and inspiring your fellow man […]

Blu-ray: Blast (1997) Otherwise known as DIE HARD AT A SWIMMING POOL. This was Albert Pyun’s (6000th) attempt at a successful action film. Set around the USA Olympic swim teams kidnapping by shady terrorist (Andrew Divoff) and starring the guy who played Johnny Cage in the Mortal Kombat film (Linden Ashby) as a former Olympian […]

Blu-ray: State of Grace (1990) State of Grace comes to Blu-ray thanks to the good folks at Second Sight. A film that is still overlooked and in my opinion in the top 5 crime films ever made. Released around the same time and overshadowed by the ultimate gangster film ‘Goodfellas’, State of Grace is very […]

Blu-ray: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) This is probably the most difficult movie review I could ever imagine writing… The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8TH Dimension makes its Blu-ray debut from Arrow Films and it’s a thing of absolute joy. The title alone is as epic as the film. […]

Blu-ray: Quatermass (1979) Professor Quatermass (John Mills), a retired scientist, is travelling to appear on a TV show about a shared Soviet/American space mission, but it appears in this dystopian future there is danger all around. After being abandoned by a cab driver, Quatermass is saved from a gang by Joe Kapp (Simon MacCorkindale), who […]

Blu-ray: 3 Women (1977) Ingénue Pinky (Sissy Spacek) moves from home and gets a job at an old people’s home. There she meets and eventually moves in with Millie (Shelley Duvall), an annoying, yet sad (she doesn’t realise how annoying and ‘invisible’ she is) co-worker. The third woman in this triptych is Willie (Janice Rule) […]

Since the birth of cinema the industry has tried to entice people into the dark with different gimmicks. Cinema itself was a gimmick; the first film shown to an audience for money was of a train barrelling towards an unsuspecting audience. Contemporary reports indicate chaos ensued, with terrified people running away very quickly. Then came […]

DVD: Behind Closed Doors (A.K.A. The Poker House) (2008) Lori Petty co-writes and directs Behind Closed Doors, a movie based on the true events of her childhood. Originally released in 2008 and called The Poker House, the movie finally reaches the UK thanks to the good people at 101 Films. Behind Closed Doors stars Jennifer […]

Blu-ray: Mean Guns (1997) Gangster boss Vincent Moon (Ice T in a typical ‘badass’ role, though this time complete with platinum teeth that brings up visions of a gangsta version of James Bond villain ‘Jaws‘) needs a clear out of everyone that has worked for ‘the syndicate’. Rather than have them killed individually, he ensnares […]