Retro Review: Kung Fu Master
Kung Fu Master Platform: Arcade Released: 1984 Developer: Irem Publisher: Data East Thomas and his girlfriend Sylvia are minding their own business when they are attacked by a gang of thugs. Before they can say, “chop suey” Sylvia is kidnapped by the evil Mr X, but what the gang don’t realise is that Thomas has […]
Review: Society
DVD: Society (1989) I first watched Society many years ago at ‘Black Sunday’; an all night horror movie festival that was held in Manchester. I still remember the audience reaction at the infamous ‘shunting’ scene…the place went wild! Indeed, all of the make-up effects by Screaming Mad George got a rousing reaction from a caffeine […]
Live Event: Wales Comic Con, April 21st – 22nd, 2018
Started in 2008 by Jaime Milner and Ash Blackwell, Wales Comic Con is a definite one off. Over the years I’ve been to a lot of Comic Cons in the UK and USA (yes even The San Diego CC at Golden Hall in 1990, and then in the San Diego convention centre in 1991), so […]
Review: The Hellbound Heart audio play
Adapted by Paul Kane (Sherlock and the Servants of Hell, The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy) from Clive Barker’s seminal and much loved Origins novella ‘The Hellbound Heart’. This one story opened up a universe of Hell for initiates, The Hell Priest (Pinhead), the Cenobites, Marchand’s Box, and has so far been the inspiration for […]
Retro Review: WWF Super Wrestlemania
WWF Super WrestleMania Platform: Super Nintendo Released: 1992 Developer: Sculptured Software Publisher: LJN With WrestleMania 34 recently coming to a close I thought it would be a good time to revisit a game from my childhood. Ladies and Gentlemen it’s time to lay the smackdown on WWF Super WrestleMania! I was a huge fan of […]
Review: A Violent Man
DVD: A Violent Man (2017) After watching fists flying recently in Jailbreak, Kickboxer: Retaliation, Re:Born and Female Fight Club, more fictionalised pugilist punishment appeared here at 60MW Towers when A Violent Man appeared in our mailroom. Thankfully I am of course referring to the title of a movie, and not the man who stars in it, Thomas […]
Review: Money Movers
DVD: Money Movers (1978) ‘Darcey’s Security Services’ moves a lot of money every day, and anyone with thoughts of robbing them would probably need someone ‘on the inside’. Though even having that doesn’t mean that everything will run smoothly. When a warning arrives that their counting house, which can hold up to $20M, is the […]
Review: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Blu-ray: Buck Roger in the 25th Century (1979-81) The success of Star Wars at the cinema in 1977, not only began a series of similar ‘space themed’ movies being released onto the big screens worldwide, but also rejuvenated the genre on television too. Battlestar Gallactica ran from 1978-79 and was created by the great Glen […]
Retro Review: Rampage
Rampage Platform: Sega Master System Released: 1988 Developer: Bally Midway Publisher: Sega With the forthcoming theatrical release of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s latest blockbuster, I thought it would be a good time to revisit the game of which the movie is based. Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s get ready to Rampage! You wouldn’t initially think that […]
Live Event: Jaws in Concert – Liverpool Philharmonic, April 7th, 2018
Iconic film scores (not including musicals). There are so many. The Godfather (Nino Rota), the ‘Dollars triliogy‘ (Ennio Morricone), Star Wars (John Williams). My own favourites; Blade Runner (Vangelis) and Paris, Texas (Ry Cooder), they are the soul of the film, indelible anthems that must have a perfect fit to the narrative. They swoop, soar and […]