Film and TV

DVD & Blu-ray: Land of the Dead (2005)George Romero’s original ‘Dead Trilogy’, consisting of Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead (make sure to hear my interview shows with Scott Reiniger and John Harrison for some inside stories about it) and Day of the Dead (myself & Tina chatted with Lori Cardille too,) […]

Blu-ray: The Buddy Holly Story (1978)Made just 19 years after Holly’s tragic death aged 22 in a freak crash along with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, The Buddy Holly Story is a surprise, and perhaps one of the best music biography’s I’ve seen. This is largely due to an Oscar-nominated lead performance by Gary Busey, and […]

DVD & Blu-ray: Van Helsing (2004)When Van Helsing came out, despite it starring Hugh “gorgeous” Jackman, I thought ‘Nah, there’s only ONE Van Helsing, and that’s Peter Cushing’. So this was a first watch for me.Directed by the King of ‘those sort’ of films; Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, GI Joe), you know, those bonkers CG […]

Blu-ray: Raw Force (1982)A group of American martial arts students find themselves trapped on ‘Warriors Island’…how they got there is a story in itself, and all you need to know is that it involves a ship catching fire that is captained by Cameron Mitchell.Warriors Island is inhabited by a band of strange monks who buy […]

Digital HD, Blu-ray & DVD: Possessor (2020)Possessor, directed and written  by Brandon Cronenberg (yes, David’s son), is  set in an ‘alternative reality’ of 2008,  starring Andrea Riseborough as Tasya Vos; a sort of hitman for hire, Christopher Abbott as the man she ‘possesses’, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.How can I explain the premise without ruining the story? […]

Blu-ray: The Valdez Horses (1973)Chino (Charles Bronson) is a loner who breeds horses out in the wilds of America. One day a young man appears (Jamie, played by Vincent Van Patten) whom Chino pays $10 a month to help on his small ranch.Chino then falls in love with Catherine (Jill Ireland), who is the sister […]

DVD & Blu-ray: 8 Mile (2002)8 Mile passed me by back in the day, and not being a rap fan I didn’t seek it out despite its director, Curtis Hanson being on my radar from The Wonder Boys and the amazing LA Confidential.Starring Eminem in his film debut, alongside Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, Anthony Mackie, and Kim Basinger, the […]

DVD & Digital Download: The Doorman (2020) When a military protection assignment goes horribly wrong, Ali (Ruby Rose) returns to civilian life in New York city. Given a job as the doorman at a hotel that is undergoing renovations and only has minimal occupants, Ali thinks that her problems are now behind her, though she […]

DVD & Digital: Persian Lessons (2020) It is the middle of WWII and Giles (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart), a young Belgian man, is arrested by the SS alongside other Jews. While on a transportation lorry surrounded by fellow prisoners, he is offered a book in return for a sandwich that he is carrying. This book will […]

DVD & Blu-ray: The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud (2020) It’s 1990 and Sarah (Isabelle Allen) is a video game enthusiast who is particularly fond of playing a game starring the titular Max Cloud (Scott Adkins). Little does Sarah know that due to a weird series of events she will end up in the game, […]