Film and TV

Dan Ackroyd (who wrote the script) plays LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday, the nephew of the TV series of the same name), and someone who shares his uncles straight ways.

Fun and frothy, director Laurent Tirard’s hilariously absurd comedy will have you rolling in the aisles. The stunning landscapes of France’s Jura region provides a beautiful backdrop too!

Mixing action, sci-fi and horror, Project Silence focuses on the survivors of a bridge on the edge of collapse who are now trapped on it. Unfortunately for them, also on the teetering bridge are a pack of mutant killer dogs who have escaped from their transportation van.

It’s a pretty labyrinthine plot, but it’s very effective and tells the story of these two mismatched lovers beautifully with whip smart dialogue, and some very funny scenes.

Based on a true(ish) story and a departure in tone for director Wes Craven, The Serpent and the Rainbow looks at Voodoo and whether there really are such things as zombies.

This is on a par with the recent Documentary about Christopher Reeve, where you get a sense of the real person, and a feeling for their true nature.

This is, quite simply…Beautiful.

I have no idea how I missed this classic bit of 80s cinema, but I’m delighted to have watched it and in gorgeous 4K in this excellent release.

Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro’s directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story and went on to win the Critics’ Week award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993.

Legendary director William Friedkin brings together Al Pacino, the 70s New York gay scene and a searing punk-rock soundtrack in this one-of-a-kind serial killer thriller.

Relocating the cannibalistic Sawyers to a cavernous labyrinth beneath an amusement park, Hooper’s deliciously demented sequel sees local DJ Stretch running afoul of them when she gets mixed up in the brutal slaying of two youngsters.