Film and TV

Blu-ray, DVD & Download-to-own: Life in Colour (2021) Anything with David Attenborough in is going to be informative, emotional, and visually stunning. At least that’s the opinion I’ve held for a long time now, and it certainly didn’t change after watching Life in Colour. David once again travels to an eclectic mix of places around […]

Blu-ray: Invincible (2001)Written and directed by the inestimable Werner Herzog, Invincible is based on a true story and follows Jewish blacksmith Zishe Breitbart (Jouko Ahola) as he journeys to pre-WWII Berlin and becomes a strongman performing in a club owned by the mystical Herschel Steinschneider (Tim Roth).It is here that Zishe is forced to take on the […]

4K UHD Blu-ray: True Romance (1993)Written by Quentin Tarantino, directed by Tony Scott, and starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Bronson Pinchot, Michael Rapaport, and a host of other actors at the top of their game (including Val Kilmer as Elvis Presley…if you haven’t watched this before, I shall […]

Blu-ray: The Big Fix (1978)The Big Fix is one of those late 1970s political/detective stories that are… you know… ‘quirky’ and… 1970s. Hmmm.Directed by Jeremy Kagan and based on the novel by Roger Simon (who also did the screen writing), it stars Richard Dreyfuss as ‘Quirky’ (oh there’s that word again) private detective Moses Wine (there’s a lot of Jewish […]

Blu-ray & Digital: Babymother (1998)The one and only full feature directed by Julian Henriques (who is now a Doctor and lecturer in media in London), Babymother tells the story of Anita (Anjela Lauren Smith) and the club reggae scene in late 90s London.It’s rather difficult for me, a 50- something white woman from a small […]

Massacre TimeAfter the huge success of A Fistful of Dollars, Italy started churning out westerns. Fernando Di Leo had previously co-written A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, A Pistol for Ringo and The Return of Ringo, so it’s a no brainer he’d eventually be given  his own film, that being Massacre Time.The film’s title was taken from the […]

Blu-ray: The Daimajin Trilogy (1966)A trilogy of films by Daiei Studios, all shot within the same year with predominantly the same crew, albeit with different directors and various cast members.All 3 films follow the same basic structure: people are terrorised by bad guys for 2 thirds of the film, and then in the final act […]

Blu-ray & DVD: Mosley-It’s Complicated (2020)Max Mosley and his father Oswald have lived ‘interesting’ lives, with their personal life often overshadowing what they have done professionally, and this documentary gives an insight into both of them.Feeling more like an extended television documentary, the viewer is given an insight into the rich and privileged life of […]

Blu-ray & DVD: Swimming With Sharks (1994)Kevin Spacey.Now, how come I, a really big Woody Allen fan, resolutely refuse to review any of his films, yet can pop a Kevin Spacey film into the dvd player and still feel that this fella is one hell of an actor? No, more…one of the best actors. Why?Allen […]

Blu-ray: The Office (U.S.): The Complete Series (2005-2013)I watched and enjoyed the original UK version of The Office when it first aired in 2001, and have rewatched both series and the Christmas special many times since then.I didn’t watch the U.S. version until many years after its premiere in 2005 (probably around 2015), as I […]