Reviews

I can’t get my head around that fact that a film like Bad Biology has got a pristine 4K release, yet Near Dark is left in the abyss.Does a film such as Bad Biology actually need a UHD release? Well that can only be answered by the film fan who wants to see a huge […]

4K UHD & Blu-ray: Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)It’s a funny old world. Back in the 1980s I had to make a 360 mile round trip down to London to purchase a 3rd generation VHS copy of Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (and other ‘nasties’ of the time), yet here I am today with […]

DVD & Blu-ray: Roobarb…and Custard: Complete Collection Mention Roobard…and Custard to people of a certain age (myself included) and immediately Johnny Hawksworth’s unforgettable theme music will be playing in their head and a big smile will appear on their face.Bob Godfrey’s wobbly animation and Richard Briers’ voice-over are also seared into peoples memories from a show […]

101 Films Black Label series of releases continue to hit it out of the park with the release of Alligator (1980) & Alligator II: The Mutation (1991) on Limited Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray. A favourite of mine back on VHS, Alligator looks like it could have been made yesterday thanks to this superb 4K […]

4K UHD Blu-ray: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)Remakes of movies very often don’t fare well when compared to the original. However, Philip Kaufman’s brilliant update of the 1956 classic is now regarded as a classic itself too, and with good reason.A superb cast that includes Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright and […]

Blu-ray: Inside (2007)Heavily pregnant and living alone since the death of her husband after a car accident, Sarah (Alysson Paradis) gets an unexpected visitor on Christmas Eve who is intent on taking away her unborn baby in the most horrific way imaginable.17 years after its original release, Inside (original title À l’intérieur) is still just […]

The Island (2023)L.A.P.D. officer Mark (Michael Jai White) spends his time cracking down down on drug traffickers with his wise cracking partner Phil (Jackson Rathbone), but when his brother dies under mysterious circumstances, he returns to his Caribbean island home to try and solve the murder.The island not only holds many family memories, it is […]

Blu-ray: The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970)Though released in 1970, London is still swinging as though it’s the 60s as top talent agent Peter Reaney (Rod Taylor) finds his world in turmoil after his wife leaves him and he moves in with best mate and fellow work colleague Val Pringle (James Booth).Unfortunately for […]