Film and TV

DVD & Digital: Parallel (2018)What would you do if you had easy access to infinite parallel versions of our own world, each having their own differences in technology, art, literature, etc that have occurred over many years adjacent to ours?This is the quandary 4 friends find themselves in when they discover a secret room in […]

Digital: Flashback (2020)Fredrick Fitzell (Dylan O’Brien) is a young man with a corporate job, a long-time girlfriend who wants assurances about their future, and a sick mother.All of his current world is turned upside down though when a chance meeting with someone from his younger days results in unsettling flashbacks into his past.Slowly piecing together […]

Blu-ray & DVD: Duel (1971)A lone man (Dennis Weaver) in a car being terrorised by a mystery driver in a truck may not sound the most thrilling narrative thread to hang a 90 minute movie on, but under the assured direction of a young Steven Spielberg from a story by Richard Matheson, Duel has kept viewers […]

DVD & Blu-ray: Line of Duty (Series 6)Please see my previous reviews of all 5 series of Line of Duty for background up to this new series.Also – spoilers!Possibly one of the best TV series around, this much needed and looked forward to series 6 of Line of Duty was essential viewing a few weeks […]

Blu-ray & DVD: Shock Wave – Hong Kong Destruction (2020)Shock Wave: Hong Kong Destruction (AKA: Shock Wave 2) is a Hong Kong based Chinese language action film which apparently is NOT a direct sequel, but is in fact a stand alone story featuring new characters but the same cast as number one. Written and directed by […]

Sixteen year old Alice Palmer (Talia Zucker) drowns while swimming with her family on holiday in Australia. On their return home, strange things happen, leading the family to believe they’re being haunted by the ghost of Alice.Alice’s  brother Mathew (Martin Sharp) sets up video cameras around the house to record Alice’s ghost. He later confesses […]

DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K and Steelbook: Chaos Walking (2021)Chaos Walking, ah yes that troubled film starring Spiderman and the Emperor’s granddaughter has at last appeared. Made in 2017 and due for release in 2019, this is finally being released on all platforms it seems, as a plug because not many movies are available.Directed by Doug Liman and […]

Blu-ray: The Stylist (2020)Based on the short film of the same name by writer/director Jill Gevargizian, The Stylist tells the story of Claire (Najarra Townsend) who is a solitary  hairdresser working in a small salon somewhere in America.As she cuts her clients hair she drifts off imagining what their lives must be like, and if she […]

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020)Max Jenkins (Tom Plumley) is a young man obsessed with video games, so much so that he even works at a gaming store, as well as spending the rest of his time playing online games with his 2 best friends Liz (Hassie Harrison) and Reggie (Joey Morgan).Not known for being […]

Following on from the great Columbia Noir #1 and Columbia Noir #2 box sets, Powerhouse Films once again delves into the Columbia film archives for 6 more noir movies, all of which are making their worldwide Blu-ray premieres.JOHNNY O’CLOCK (Robert Rossen, 1947)THE DARK PAST (Rudolph Maté, 1948)CONVICTED (Henry Levin, 1950)BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAWN (Gordon Douglas, 1950)THE SNIPER […]