Live Event: Alien Ant Farm – Norwich Waterfront, February 10th, 2018
Over the past two decades, Californian punk-rockers Alien Ant Farm have had a career which parallels surprisingly closely with the trajectory of another band I like: Eastbourne alt-rock outfit Toploader. I realise that geographically and musically they are hard to compare, but hear me out: both formed in the mid-to-late 90s, both enjoyed their greatest […]
Retro Review: Spider-Man
Spider-Man Platform: Sega Megadrive Released: 1991 Publisher: Sega Developer: Technopop After spending some time with the ‘Heroes in a Half Shell’ in my previous review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, my Spidey sense started to tingle (I really should go to the doctors and get some cream for that), so I decided […]
Review: Quantum Leap – The Complete Collection
Blu-ray: Quantum Leap – The Complete Collection (1989 – 1993) Quantum Leap first aired in the UK in 1990 on BBC 2. I missed it. I was in Los Angeles and had already become quite obsessed with this sci-fi tale of Dr. Sam Beckett (the gorgeous Scott Bakula); a physicist who figuratively ‘leaps’ through his […]
Retro Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Platform: Super Nintendo Released: 1992 Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami For my next series of gameplay videos and reviews I’ve decided to take a look at comic book videogames, so strap yourself in and shout “Cowabunga” as we get stuck into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time on […]
Review: Rod Taylor – Pulling No Punches
DVD: Rod Taylor – Pulling No Punches (2016) Many years before Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and their ilk became my action heroes in the 1980’s, I was engrossed in the onscreen action of Ron Ely Doug McClure, and Rod Taylor. My 1st viewing of The Time Machine was a pivotal point in my obsession with cinema, […]
Review: Ghost in the Water
DVD: Ghost in the Water (1982) First aired on the BBC at 5:40pm on New Years Eve 1982, the broadcast time alone will give you an idea of the target audience of this innocuous chiller. Teresa (Judith Allchurch) and David (Ian Stevens) are 14 year old history fanatics who like to spend their evenings looking […]
Review: Thelma
Blu-ray & DVD: Thelma (2017) Now and again a movie will appear out of the blue and completely enthral you. Thelma was such a movie for me. Beginning with Thelma as a 6 year old child out hunting in the Nordic snow with her father, he slowly turns his rifle away from the deer that […]
Review: Road Games
Blu-ray & DVD: Road Games (1981) Pat Quid (Stacey Keach) is a lone trucker who plays ‘road games’ with himself and his pet dingo to pass the time on the long hauls across the Australian landscape. As he tries to guess the jobs and names of passing motorists, his radio keeps updating a news story […]
Review: The Cat o’ Nine Tails
Blu-ray: The Cat O’Nine Tails (1971) Franco Arnò (Karl Malden) is a retired blind journalist who lives with his niece and makes a living from writing crossword puzzles. While taking a walk one evening, he overhears a suspicious conversation between 2 men who are sat in a car parked outside a scientific medical institution where genetic […]
Retro Review: Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon Released: 1992 Platform: Super Nintendo Publisher: Ocean Software Developer: Ocean Software Moving on from the brilliant Terminator game, in this week’s movie tie-in review I decided to take a look at Lethal Weapon on the Super Nintendo. Watch the video below to find out if I really am too old for this shit! […]