Review: Schlock
Written, directed and starring the great John Landis (albeit in a prehistoric ape ‘Schlocktropus’ suit), Schlock is a very low budget movie that is a quirky homage to 1950’s monster movies (even including footage of The Blob). Not only did Schlock kickstart the career of Landis, it was also a pivotal point for Rick Baker too…mostly due […]
Review: The Rockford Files (Season 1)
Blu-ray: The Rockford Files (Season 1) (1974 – ) Another great television show from Fabulous Films sees season 1 of The Rockford Files looking as good as it’s ever done on this fantastic 6 disc Blu-ray release. First aired in 1974, season 1 takes no time in introducing us to Jim Rockford (James Garner), an […]
Live Event: Grimmfest, Odeon Great Northern, October 4th – 7th, 2018
Before you get any further into this review, please take a few minutes to read my reviews of Grimmfest 2016 and Grimmfest 2017. “Why do that?” you may well be asking yourselves. The reason is that Grimmfest always delivers a superb selection of films, and I’m sure that once you read about some of the […]
Review: City of the Living Dead
Blu-ray: City of the Living Dead (1980) When a priest hangs himself in the small town cemetery of Dunwich, his actions open the gates of hell and allow the dead to rise. Peter (Christopher George), a reporter from New York, pairs with young psychic Mary (Catriona MacColl) and they travel to Dunwich where they meet […]
Live Event: Eurogamer Expo – NEC Birmingham, 20th – 23rd September 2018
It’s that time of the year again where thousands of people travel to Birmingham NEC to get their gaming geek on! Over the course of 3 days I managed to play some of the most highly anticipated games due to come out later this year and beyond. Before I get to the games it occurred […]
Review: The Collector
Blu-ray: The Collector (1965) Freddie Clegg (Terence Stamp) is an ex-bank clerk who won £72,000 on the ‘pools’ (are those still a thing!?) and spends his time collecting butterflies outside of his remote countryside house. However, all is not right in the mind of Freddie and he obsesses over Miranda Grey (Samantha Eggar), an art […]
Review: The Mind of Mr. Soames
Blu-ray: The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) With a similar narrative to the recently reviewed The Baby (grown man has the mind of an infant), The Mind of Mr. Soames is a thought provoking drama about the human condition and nature versus nurture. When John Soames (Terence Stamp) is medically awoken by Dr. Bergen (Robert […]
Review: The King
DVD: The King (2017) There is a moment at about the mid-point of The King where writer/director Eugene Jarecki is asked if he knows the direction that this documentary is taking. His non-answer may well be reflective of the narrative progression of The King, yet it also gives it one of its strengths as, never […]
Review: Missing
Blu-ray: Missing (1982) When his son goes missing during the Chilean coup, Ed Horman (Jack Lemmon) decides to abandon his useless government, a government Ed trusts to no end, and go to Chile in search of him himself. Joined by his son’s wife, Beth (Sissy Spacek), the two go on a politically charged journey driven […]
Review: Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Blu-ray & DVD: Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) When asked to name movies directed by John Carpenter, the usual suspects of The Thing, Escape From New York, Halloween, et al will normally be the main ones to be put forward. I very much doubt that Memoirs of an Invisible Man would be on anyones […]