Film and TV

Blu-ray: One For the Road (2003)Directed by Chris Cooke from his 1999 short film Shifting Units, One For the Road tells the story of a group of men who have banned from driving and are on a rehabilitation course for drink drivers Unfortunately the ‘look’ of the film is rather off-putting. In a time of HD and […]

Blu-ray: The Scare Film Archives Vol.1 – Drug StoriesI remember as a kid here in the UK in the 1970’s watching public information films, then rewatching them many years later as an adult and thinking WTF!?The likes of The Green Cross Code man and an unintelligible cat called Charlie both told me how to stay safe […]

Blu-ray: Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)Another in 101 Films American Genre Film Archive range, Godmonster of Indian Flats tells the story of an eight-foot-tall toxic sheep monster that goes on the rampage destroying everything that gets in its way.If you think you’ve seen everything that cinema has to show, then think again. Prepare yourself for a […]

4K UHD Blu-ray – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)I remember watching Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer back when it was released, then searching the classified ads for the (inevitably 7th generation grainy VHS) uncut version once I’d discovered that what I first watched was censored.Now all these years later I get to […]

Dual Format: Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) Adapted by Nigel Kneale from George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece, this 1954 television drama has always been my favourite version to watch, especially now on this fantastic blu-ray release from the BFI. Winston Smith (Peter Cushing) begins to question the information that his totalitarian government dictate to society on a regular […]

Blu-ray: Shoot the Messenger (2006)“Everything bad that has happened to me has happened because I’m black,”And so begins Shoot the Messenger, a powerful entry in the history of Black British film, presented on Blu-ray for the very first time thanks to the BFI.Joseph Pascale (David Oyelowo) leaves his job as an IT consultant after reading […]

Blu-ray: Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)As a fan of the Friday the 13th franchise since I first watched the original movie on its VHS release back in the 80’s, I’ve wanted to watch Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th for ages now, but somehow never got […]

Blu-ray: Rio Conchos (1964)The 1960s were a great time for westerns, whether they came from America or Italy/France/Germany/Spain. Rio Conchos is one of better ones. Starring Stalwart ‘cowboy’ Richard Boone as ex-Confederate Army officer Jim Lassiter, who is  known for killing any Indian he comes across for revenge after the murder of his wife and baby.He’s […]

DVD & Digital Download: Agnes (2021)Carmelite Convent somewhere in America asks for help with Sister Agnes (Hayley Macfarland), who appears to be possessed by a demon. Okay before I go on, this conjures up a scary story doesn’t it? A group of stern nuns coping with a demonically possessed woman? Well – no. The tone […]

Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Superhost (2021) Teddy and Claire (Osric Chau & Sara Canning) are vloggers whose online audience for their show “Superhost” is beginning to decline, and arriving at a remote home owned by Rebecca (Gracie Gillam), they are soon alerted to the fact that all might not be as first seemed, but wanting to […]