Review: Land Of Mine
Blu-ray, DVD and VOD: Land Of Mine (2015) At the end of World War 2, the formerly Nazi occupied Denmark used remaining German soldiers to clear all the land mines left on Danish Beaches. Most of these soldiers were under 19 years old. Some were as young as 13. Some of the films we review […]
Review: The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Blu-ray & DVD: The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) Rocky and Bullwinkle were once the hottest cartoon duo in Hollywood, but since their show was cancelled in 1964, they have had to endure relative obscurity, with their memories only being kept alive by reruns. Their enemies, Fearless Leader (Robert De Niro), Boris Badenov (Jason […]
Review: Blade Runner
4k Blu-ray: Blade Runner (1982) After a very checkered past Blade Runner is now universally accepted as a classic. Ridley Scott’s future-noir fantasy (from a novel by Philip K Dick) massively flopped in 1982, dismissed by critics and with the studio fiddling non-stop with the finished product. Late-in-the-day recuts, adding an explanatory narration and adding a […]
Review: Blade Runner 2049
Cinema: Blade Runner 2049 (2017) *Massive spoilers so don’t read if you haven’t seen the film* Agent K (Ryan Gosling) is a Blade Runner, sent on a job to execute an old Nexus 6 Replicant (Dave Bautista), who knowing he is about to be retired, reveals that he has seen a miracle. Intrigued, K searches […]
Live Event: Grimmfest, Odeon Printworks, October 5th – 8th, 2017
Grimmfest is now in its 9th year and this was my 2nd year in attendance (you can read all about my 2016 experience here) at this excellent showcase of fantastic films in Manchester, UK. Despite my best intentions, I was once again only able to attend for the one day. This is something I strongly […]
Review: Dark Age
Blu-ray: Dark Age (1987) Park ranger Steve Harris (John Jarratt) and two aborigine trackers try to find a huge crocodile that has been killing the local population. One of the trackers has a psychic link to the croc and wants to restore it to its home breeding ground to live out the rest of its […]
Review: A Man Called Ove
Blu-ray & DVD: A Man Called Ove (2015) Widower Ove Lindahl (Rolf Larsgård) lives in a gated community in Sweden, and it appears his sole purpose in life is to make the residents adhere to the rules of the community by being a grumpy sod, by shouting at everyone (including small dogs), extreme rudeness and […]
Review: See No Evil
Blu-ray & DVD: See No Evil (1971) After being blinded in a horse riding accident, Sarah (Mia Farrow) visits her uncle’s home to recuperate. Meanwhile, in the local village we see from a ‘first person’ perspective a man with distinctive cowboy boots do various ‘bad’ things. This is a real film of its time and […]
Live Event: Neil Diamond – Manchester Arena, October 1st, 2017.
I don’t remember the first time I heard Neil Diamond sing, whether it was on the radio, a television show, and to my recollection my parents didn’t have any of his albums, but he’s always been there, I seem to have known his music forever and been able to sing along always. Seeing Neil was […]
Review: Mo’ Better Blues
Blu-ray & DVD: Mo’ Better Blues (1990) Full disclosure to begin…I don’t like jazz music. I REALLY don’t like jazz music. So, can I survive a 140 minute movie focusing on a jazz musician? Mo’ Better Blues begins with Bleek Gilliam as a child, learning to play the trumpet at the expense of going out […]