Review: The Likely Lads
Blu-ray, DVD & VOD: The Likely Lads (1976) Continuing the story of Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes) and Terry Collier (James Bolam), which began in 1964 with the television series of the same name, The Likely Lads movie makes its first appearance on Blu-ray courtesy of Network. Bob’s wife Thelma (Brigit Forsyth) still has no time […]
Review: Martin’s Day
DVD: Martin’s Day (1985) Martin Stechert (Richard Harris) is a perennial prisoner, and often has visions of a happier time as a young boy playing by a lake. These visions seem to be his only escape into happiness. When Stechert escapes from prison, he takes a young boy hostage and discovers that the boy is […]
Review: Theorem
DVD: Theorem (AKA: Teorema) (1968) A mysterious man (Terence Stamp) visits a wealthy family and seduces each of the family members. When he leaves a few days later, everyones lives have changed forever. Eschewing unnecessary dialogue and a cohesive narrative, writer/director Pier Paolo Pasolini crafts an experience that poses more questions than gives answers, leaving […]
Review: D.A.R.Y.L.
Blu-ray & DVD: D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) A young boy is being driven at high speed in a car while a helicopter chases them. Stopping briefly, the driver tells the boy to get out and run into the woods, before then driving away, only to crash and burn on a sharp bend. Alone in the woods, the […]
Review: Ring Limited Edition Collection
Blu-ray: Ring Limited Edition Collection (Ringu – 1998, Ringu 2 – 1999, Ringu 0 – 2000, Rasen (AKA Spiral) – 1998) The 1st ever UK Blu-ray release of Ring is a perfect 20th anniversary celebration of a classic J-Horror movie that made people do a double take at their televisions whenever the picture went a […]
Review: Sharkwater Extinction
Cinema: Sharkwater Extinction (2018) Sharks. That one word introduction has probably brought a multitude of mental images to you. I’m guessing that they include the movies Jaws, The Meg and the Sharknado franchise, while also having thoughts of surfers being attacked by mindless killers with “lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes”. Popular culture […]
Review: The Pretender
Cinema: The Pretender (2017) Attending the 2019 Manchester Film Festival (review here), it was a delight to watch the UK premiere of The Pretender. It was proceeded by 3 short films: Little Miss Sumo: In Japan women are not allowed to be professional Sumo wrestlers and are only allowed to wrestle in school and college […]
Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet: Frankenstein / The Wolfman
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet The Wolfman (2000) Alvin is obsessed with monsters! Despite his fascination for horror, he is having terrible nightmares. This forces his long-suffering adopted father, Dave, to get rid of all of his scary memorabilia. This should solve the problem, but is there a real werewolf living next door to the […]
Review: The Merger
Blu-ray: The Merger (2018) Based on Damian Callinan’s one man play, The Merger tells the tale of Troy Carrington; erstwhile new age hippy (in thought, not in dress), the only Australian rules football player to make it out of the town of Bodgy Creek. A town filled with stereotypical ‘men’. Dubbed the ‘Town Killer’ because […]
Irma la Douce
Blu-ray: Irma la Douce (1963) Presented from a brand new 4k restoration on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, Irma la Douce looks as good as it’s ever done as Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLane light up the screen in this Billy Willy directed adaptation of the 1956 musical for the French theatre. […]