Film and TV

DVD: Warren (2019) Warren Thompson (Martin Clunes) is a grumpy middle-aged driving instructor, who has moved from the South of England to live with his girlfriend Anne (Lisa Millett) and her 2 sons in Preston. Neither wanting to live in the North of England, be competent at his job, or indeed finally propose to his […]

Blu-ray: Bellman and True (1987) Based on the novel of the same name by Desmond Lowden, Bellman and True is a film I’d not only never seen, but never heard of. But true to form Powerhouse Films and their Indicator series of releases have a way of bringing ‘forgotten films’ back to life. To date […]

Britain seems to be obsessed with certain BBC drama series: Life on Mars, The Night Manager, Luther to name a few, and of course the amazing Line of Duty, created and still written by Jed Mercurio. The first series premiered in June 2012 and became quickly became BBC Two’s best-performing drama series in ten years […]

Blu-ray: The Annihilators (1985) I LOVE b-movie action flicks from the 1980’s (listen to our ‘Decade of Decadence’ shows to hear myself and Thom wax lyrical about many of these gems) and The Annihilators is a classic within this niche genre. You want Vietnam veterans on a revenge mission? Check. You want a bad guy […]

Blu-ray: The Grand Duel (1972) The Grand Duel (Il Grande Duello),  directed by Giancarlo Santi (who had previously worked as Sergio Leone’s assistant director on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West), is a quirky, little known Spaghetti western, boasting the usual multi-national cast (German, American, Spanish, […]

Blu-ray: Howling III – The Marsupials (1987) Much like Halloween III: Season of the Witch took a left turn from the previous 2 movies in that franchise, Howling III: The Marsupials takes a left turn too…then does a few donuts, wheelspins itself into a cloud of smoke, before zigzagging the wrong way down incoming traffic. […]

Blu-ray: To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) Blade AND Dalton in drag!? Where’s my credit card? As if seeing the vampire hunter Blade (Wesley Snipes) and professional bouncer Dalton (Patrick Swayze) in drag is not enough for you to immediately buy this… How about John Leguizamo (also in drag) joining them on […]

Blu-ray: Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip (1982) Released on Blu-ray for the first time, Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip captures the iconic comedian at the top of his game infront of a capacity crowd at the Hollywood Palladium. Compiled from performances across 2 nights (where apparently Pryor lost his train of thought during […]

Blu-ray: Jack the Giant Killer (1962) Released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, Jack the Giant Killer is family entertainment at its best…a swashbuckling adventure with stop-motion animation beasties that will have you cheering and booing in equal parts. The evil Pendragon (BOOOO) plots to gain control of Cornwall by abducting the […]

DVD: Backtrack Boys (2018) It’s been well documented on our podcasts that cinematic superheroes have fallen out of favour with me for a few years now (I’ve not watched the previous 4 Marvel movies that have been released, and have no strong desire to do so in the future), and that I’d much rather watch […]