Review: Think Like a Dog
Digital Download & DVD: Think Like a Dog (2020) Oliver is a whiz at science and shares a special bond with his pet dog Henry. During a science experiment Henry believes he has found a way to communicate using telepathy. Things don’t quite go to plan, and through a freak accident he manages to create […]
Review: The Wishmas Tree
Digital HD: The Wishmas Tree (2020) Kerry is an adventurous possum living in an idyllic paradise called Sanctuary City. All the animals live in harmony together and life couldn’t be better. The only problem is Kerry finds it a bit boring, and dreams of stepping out of the safe confines of the city to explore […]
Review: Dark Star
Blu-ray: Dark Star (1974)The 4 man crew of the spaceship Dark Star are on a 20 year mission to destroy unstable planets which are in danger of exploding, but when bomb #20 ignores the ships computers to abort a detonation, the lives of everyone onboard are put into danger.Dark Star is a short film made […]
Review: Code 404
DVD & Digital: Code 404 (2020)Detective Inspectors John Major (Daniel Mays) and Roy Carver (Stephen Graham) are a highly regarded crime fighting partnership in the Metropolitan Police’s Special Investigation Unit, but during an undercover operation Major is shot and killed.The end of the road for this detective duo you’d think, but thanks to a secret artificial […]
Review: The Game
Blu-ray: The Game (1997)Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a wealthy investment banker, he is somewhat scrooge-like, lives alone in a huge mansion, is divorced and hasn’t seen his ne’er do well brother Conrad (Sean Penn) for years.Nicolas is haunted from having seen his father commit suicide on his 48th birthday, now for his own 48th […]
Review: Death of a Vlogger
Digital: Death of a Vlogger (2019) Graham (played by writer/director Graham Hughes) is a vlogger whose online channel mostly consists of him mucking around with his friends. Then one day while recoding a monologue in front of his laptop, his mug by the side of it suddenly moves across the table for no apparent reason. […]
Review: Children of Dune
Amazon Prime: Children of Dune (2003)Dune was first released in 1965 by author Frank Herbert and became one of the most important science fiction novels of the 20th century. The world of Dune has expanded immensely over the years in the book section since then. Before his death in 1986, Frank Herbert had published six […]
Review: Save Me Too
DVD: Save Me Too (2020) After being gripped by Save Me back in 2018, it was with great anticipation that I sat down to watch the latest developments in the life of Nelly (Lennie James) in Save Me Too. Starting 17 months after Save Me concluded (with an ending that had a lot of viewers […]
Review: The Secret of My Success
Blu-ray: The Secret of My Success (1987) Thanks to our good friends at Fabulous Films (hello Isabel), I was sent some Blu-ray releases from their back catalogue that I hadn’t watched since the days of VHS! So to begin, here’s what I thought about revisiting The Secret of My Success. This movie is so 1980s! […]
Review: The New Kids
Blu-ray: The New Kids (1985)Directed by Wes Craven’s mate and horror producer/director/writer Sean S. Cunningham, The New Kids is a quintessentially 80’s film. When Abby (Lori Loughlin) and Loren McWilliams (Shannon Presby) parents (a very brief appearance fromTom Atkins) are killed in an accident, they are forced to move in with their uncle who runs a petrol […]