Live Event: The Red Shoes – Our Kate Bush Story. The Tivoli, September 29th, 2017.
I think a lot of people would pick out Kate Bush as an easy artist to imitate. Yes, we all remember (well those of us who are old enough) Faith Brown flailing her arms about on BBC 1 on a Saturday night, eyes agog, wailing out Wuthering Heights. And perhaps regular readers may think I am […]
Review: My Life As A Dog
Blu-ray & DVD: My Life As A Dog (1985) Ingemar lives with his mother and brother, and in many ways he is a typical eleven year old boy. Although Ingemar isn’t a naughty child, trouble is never far away, and this becomes too much for his sick mother. They decide to take the difficult decision […]
Live Event: Eurogamer Expo – NEC Birmingham,21st – 24th, 2017
Eurogamer Expo 2017 (or EGX as it is more commonly known) returned to Birmingham NEC to celebrate its 10th anniversary. I personally have been going to EGX for the past 7 years and it is always one of the highlights of my diary. Over a period of 4 days, up to 75,000 people will visit […]
Review: Cardinal (Series 1)
DVD: Cardinal (Series 1) (2017) John Cardinal (Billy Campbell) is a demoted police officer working in the cold reaches of Algonquin Bay in Canada. Removed from the homicide squad due to chief Dyson’s (Kristen Thomson) belief that he was going overboard in his investigation of a missing First Nations girl. Vindicated when the girl’s body finally turns […]
Review: Sgt. Bilko
DVD: Sgt. Bilko (1996) It’s always going to be difficult when attempting to remake/reboot/reimagine a beloved movie and/or character, especially one as iconic as Sgt. Ernie Bilko, played in the original 1950’s television series by Phil Silvers. I have fond memories of sitting with my dad watching Silvers bark out orders at his ragtag platoon […]
Review: The Chase
Blu-ray & DVD: The Chase (1966) Bubber Reeves (Robert Redford) and another more violent prisoner, escape from jail, and while escaping the other prisoner kills a local policeman, pinning the blame on Bubber. In the town Bubber comes from lives ‘honest’ Sheriff Calder (Marlon Brando), and his wife Ruby (Angie Dickinson). Bubber’s wife Anna (Jane […]
Review: The Ghoul
Blu-ray: The Ghoul (2016) Chris (Tom Meeten) is a homicide detective who is called to London to investigate a strange double murder, where the victims appeared to keep moving forward despite being shot multiple times to the face and chest. With the help of his old colleague Jim (Dan Renton Skinner) and former girlfriend Kathleen (Alice Lowe), […]
Review: Mantis Burn Racing: Battle Cars DLC
Xbox One, PS4, PC: Mantis Burn Racing – Battle Cars DLC (2017) Voofoo Studios have long been a favourite video game developer of mine, and having previously bought Hustle Kings, Pure Chess, Pure Pool, Pure Hold’em and Backgammon Blitz, I of course bought Mantis Burn Racing on day of release. For those of you who […]
Review: The Suspicious Death Of A Minor
Blu-ray & DVD: The Suspicious Death Of A Minor (1975) Undercover cop Paolo Germi (Claudio Cassinelli) goes on the trail of a Milan criminal outfit following the murder of an underage prostitute. As Paolo’s investigations take him deeper into the seedy underworld of underage sex and prostitution, a killer-for-hire is systematically killing all potential witnesses […]
Review: Dunkirk
DVD: Dunkirk (2004) With the current global success of 2017’s Dunkirk, Arrow Films have re-released the 2004 BBC documentary. Does it complement or distract from Christopher Nolan’s modern masterpiece? 60 Minutes With let Steve Woolley take a look. Some historical events lose their impact over the years, constant retelling of the story reduces the effect […]