Live Event: Alcatrazz, The Tivoli, September 21st, 2019
I was 14 years old when I first discovered the wonderful voice of Graham Bonnet in 1979. I was at an all boys grammar school that had wooden desks in each classroom with inkwells in them and a lid that lifted up to store your books.I walked into a classroom for a lesson one day, […]
Review: Kaleidoscope
Blu-ray & DVD: Kaleidoscope (2016)Carl (Toby Jones) lives alone high up in a tower block in London. As the story progresses we get hints that he was in prison for some crime that may, or may not, be connected to sexual violence.He works in what seems to be a hospital gardens, but again, perhaps not.He’s […]
Review: Project X
Blu-ray: Project X (1968) Produced and directed by William Castle, Project X is a 60s sci-fi film with visual aesthetics that kept me captivated throughout its twisting narrative. Released on Blu-ray for the 1st time in the UK, and complemented by a brand new documentary ‘Money Back Guarantee: William Castle’s Ingenious Gimmicks’, along with a […]
Review: The Prey
Blu-ray: The Prey (1983) Let\’s not beat around the bush here, The Prey isn\’t a good film. However, this Blu-ray release from Arrow Films is fantastic and loaded with a slew of entertaining and informative extras that will keep you enthralled every time you put it into your Blu-ray player. A new 2k restoration from […]
Review: Bus Simulator
After many years on the PC, Bus Simulator finally adds its routes onto the Xbox One and PS4 tomorrow, and thanks to publisher astragon Entertainment I’ve been playing it for 5 days now….and thankfully only knocked down 1 pedestrian…so far! Bus Simulator is a game that you don’t know that you want to play until […]
Review: Kursk-The Last Mission
DVD & Blu-ray: Kursk-The Last Mission (2018) Kursk: The Last Mission is a dramatisation of the 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster, where Russian bureaucracy, failing technology, and a series of unfortunate accidents, all came together to claim the lives of 188 men. I have to admit that before viewing, I knew nothing at all about the […]
Review: The Fight
DVD: The Fight (2018) Jessica Hynes is the writer, director, and lead actor in \’The Fight\’, which follows working mum of 3 Tina (Hynes), as she faces the day to day stresses and strains of keeping her marriage and family together, all while trying to cope with mental scars from her past that refuse to […]
Review: Double Date
Blu-ray & DVD: Double Date (2017)On the cusp of his 30th birthday, nice guy with ginger hair Jim (Danny Morgan), who is also a virgin, finds out that his girlfriend is shagging someone else. To cheer him up his best mate Alex (Michael Socha) takes him out to a bar with a promise of losing his […]
Review: Astro Bot Rescue Mission
A few years ago, I wrote about my love for PSVR and proudly proclaimed it as number one in my top ten video games of 2016. I (quite rightly) received a bit of criticism from people who said “PSVR isn’t a game you fool!” Although I was maybe a little misguided in my praise, I’m […]
Review: Flight of the Navigator
Blu-ray: Flight of the Navigator (1986) A real classic from 1986, Flight of the Navigator is still a firm favourite with all kids from the 80s, me included. Directed by Randal Kleiser and written by Mark H. Baker, Michael Burton and Matt MacManus, it tells the story of 12 year old David Freeman (Joey Cramer) […]