Review: Madhouse
Blu-ray and DVD: Madhouse (1981) Julia (Trish Everly) teaches deaf schoolchildren and is haunted by memories of her own childhood with her sadistic twin sister Mary (Allison Biggers). Her Uncle James (Dennis Robertson) is a Catholic priest and encourages her to go and visit Mary who is currently in a mental institution and suffering from […]
Review: Doberman Cop
Blu-ray and DVD: Doberman Cop (1977) Based on a popular Manga, Doberman Cop follows police officer Joji Kano (Sonny Chiba) as he arrives in Tokyo (accompanied by a pig that he carries around in a bag for a good part of the movie) to investigate the murder of a girl who has been working as a prostitute. […]
Review: The Wild One
Blu-ray and DVD: The Wild One (1953) When Johnny (Marlon Brando) and his motorcycle gang burst into Carbonville for a biker competition, they soon get kicked out of town for being hellraisers. They end up in nearby Wrightsville and continue to cause havoc. The local sheriff (Robert Keith) is helpless to stop them, and when […]
Review: Klown
Blu-ray: Klown (2010) Developed from the successful Danish television series of the same name (which I admit that I’ve no prior knowledge of at all), Klown follows the hapless Frank (Frank Hvam) as he tries to prove to his pregnant girlfriend that he can be a reliable Father when their child is born. This leads to a hilarious […]
Review: Babe: Pig in the City
Blu-ray: Babe: Pig in the City (1998) A triumphant homecoming after being declared the best ‘sheep pig’ at the conclusion of the highly successful Babe, is swiftly followed by a crazy adventure in the city of Metropolis to try and save the future of the farm in this charming sequel co-written, produced and directed by George Miller. […]
Review: The Lady from Shanghai
Blu-ray and DVD: The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Irish seaman Michael O’Hara (Orson Welles) bumps into the beautiful Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth) and saves her from some muggers. They share a sexually charged carriage ride, and Elsa offers O’Hara a job on her yacht. He refuses when he finds out she’s married to a criminal […]
Review: The Amityville Horror
Blu-ray: The Amityville Horror (1979) When the Lutz’s knowingly move into a murder house with their children, they believe everything will be alright. No prizes to guess the outcome. How odd that despite having watched this a few times over the years, I had absolutely NO recollection of it, so my reviewing was more or […]
Review: Guerrilla
Blu-ray: Guerrilla (2017) Jas (Freida Pinto) and Marcus (Babou Ceesay) are lovers who half-arsedly support black power and immigrant causes but haven’t actually DONE anything. This attitude changes when a black friend of theirs is killed by the police and they finally commit to becoming ‘real’ revolutionary activists by busting a noted radical, Dhari (Nathaniel […]
Review: The Doors – The Soft Parade & Dance on Fire
DVD: The Doors – The Soft Parade (1991) & Dance on Fire (1985) Waiting for my new boss to pick me up from LAX in 1988 out of someones car blasted ‘L.A. Woman’, and I laughed, smirking with joy and wondered if I’d ever fit that song. I kinda think I did for a while. […]
Review: Evil Ed
Blu-ray & DVD: Evil Ed (1995) If you enjoyed the early works of Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson, Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna, then Evil Ed is surely a movie that you have also seen. If not, then feel confident in ordering this immediately in the knowledge that you’ll soon be watching some low budget splatter, […]