Review: Crimes of the Future
Blu-ray: Crimes of the Future (2022)The only other person I know who’s seen Crimes of the Future, hated it. It “just wasn’t like old Cronenberg”. I disagree, this is quintessential body-horror Cronenberg, that apart from it’s a hi-def film, could whisk you right back to ExisTenz or Dead Ringers.Where to start with the narrative though? Its […]
Review: Gregory’s Girl 4K UHD
4K UHD Blu-ray: Gregory’s Girl (1980)Newly restored from the original camera negative, this 4K UHD release by the BFI makes this coming-of-age classic comedy of Scottish cinema look better than its ever done and belies the fact that it is now over 40 years old.Eschewing the usual movie view that teenagers school days were a […]
Review: Following
Blu-ray: Following (1998)Released on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time, number 30 in 101 Films ‘Black Label’ series of releases presents Christopher Nolan’s debut feature film ‘Following’.A zero budget project shot for one day a week over the course of a year, Nolan has already established his penchant for delivering a narrative in […]
Review: Another Day to Live Through
Playing out within a non-linear narrative, this slow burn of a movie plays with your preconceptions and expectations, before metaphorically hitting you across the back of the head with a large object and making you reassess what may (or may not) happen next.Satu (Lene Kqiku) is hiking alone and becomes lost, then crosses paths with […]
Review: Blood and Black Lace Limited Edition UHD
4K UHD Blu-ray: Blood and Black Lace (1964)‘Giallo’ means Yellow in Italian. This became the label for Italian detective thrillers as the early paperback thriller novels were adorned with yellow covers…so now you know.Mario Bava is the undoubted Godfather of Giallo. Giving fresh life to the horror genre in a way that was to be […]
Review: The Psycho Collection Limited Edition 4K UHD
Psycho, one of the most famous films of modern times, what can you say about it that hasn’t already been said a million times? Well actually, nothing, because the 4K check discs we were sent to review didn’t include this film as Arrow were only responsible for the 4K restorations of Psycho II, Psycho III […]
Review: The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman Complete Collections
Words can not even begin to describe how happy I am that Fabulous Films have released both The Six Million Dollar Man AND The Bionic Woman Complete Collections on Blu-ray. I could just post a photo of my smiling face as I cradled both boxes in my arms…surrounded by love heart emojis.Growing up I WAS […]
Review: It Follows Limited Edition UHD
4K UHD & Blu-ray: It Follows (2014)Jay (Maika Monroe) tells her sister and friends (Keir Gilchrist and Olivier Luccardi) that she’s met a new man, and after a seemingly ordinary sexual experience with her new boyfriend, events take an unusual and horrific turn.Sex and death, the last girl, punishment for being sexually active, all the […]
Review: Carlito’s Way Limited Edition UHD
4K UHD & Blu-ray: Carlito’s Way (1993)Carlito’s Way wasn’t the huge ‘De Palma/Pacino’ hit everyone thought it would be, especially after Scarface, which even now, sort of amazes me as it’s a really great movie, seeped in De Palma influences (noir, Hitchcock), looks beautiful, especially in this new Arrow 4K release, and has set pieces that […]
Review: Good Boy
Digital: Good Boy (2022) Christian (Gard Løkke) is a young multimillionaire who lives in a large house left to him by his parents. Sharing the house with him is his “dog” Frank, who we see from the very beginning of the movie is in fact somebody dressed up in a fake dog costume, though committing […]