Review: Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
Blu-ray & DVD: Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD Borag Thungg. I remember the 1970’s very well; flared trousers, everything being various shades of brown, having a slice of Black Forest gateaux once a year and thinking you were posh while you ate it. I also vividly remember walking into my local newsagent (are those […]
Review: The Red Queen Kills Seven times
Blu-ray: The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) My odyssey into Italian Giallo cinema continues with The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, but, will it leave me wanting more or wishing that Tina had reviewed it? The Red Queen Kills Seven Times tells the tale of a family curse where legend has it that every […]
Review: Slaughterhouse-Five
Blu-ray and DVD: Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) becomes ‘unstuck in time’ and begins moving uncontrollably in a non-linear way throughout various points in his life, including being abducted by an alien lifeform who houses him on a distant planet and is desperate for him to mate with a sexy movie actress whom they […]
Review: Versailles (Series 1&2)
DVD: Versailles (Series 1&2) (2015 – ) It is 1667 and the 28-year-old (George Blagden) ‘Sun King’ Louis XIV (14th) has finally taken over sole command of the whole of France. He commands his father’s hunting lodge in the swampy bug infested village of Versailles, to be extended into Europe’s most beautiful palace. His court […]
Retro Review: Dynamite Cop
Dynamite Cop Released 1999 Platform: Sega Dreamcast Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega Sega have always been special to me, from their amazing arcade games to their wonderful home consoles. They made lots of mistakes along the way but the bitterest pill that gamers like me were forced to swallow was the failure of the Sega Dreamcast. […]
Review: One-Eyed Jacks
Blu-ray and DVD: OnEyed Jacks (1961) Rio (Marlon Brando) and Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) are moderately successful bank robbers. After Dad double crosses Rio resulting in him spending 5 years in jail, Rio searches for Longworth to exact his revenge, but then he meets Longworth’s stepdaughter Louisa (Pina Pellicer) and falls in love. Imagine the […]
Review: The Stone Killer
Blu-ray and DVD: The Stone Killer (1973) Director Michael Winner once again teams up with Charles Bronson to deliver an action movie so testosterone fuelled that you’ll have grown a full beard before the end credits roll…even you ladies! Adapted from the John Gardner novel “A Complete State of Death’, Bronson stars as Lt. Lou […]
Retro Review: Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts Released 1992 Platform: Super Nintendo Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Games like Shovel Knight and Rogue Legacy are massively popular and have been critically and commercially successful. People love the throwback to 16-bit graphics, rock hard gameplay and the general sense of nostalgia that they evoke. Essentially they are modern takes on […]
Review: The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
Blu-ray and DVD: The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970) Dario Argento hit the screen with a bang (well, multiple stabs to be more precise) with his directorial debut The Bird With the Crystal Plumage. Setting the scene for his many giallo movies to follow, TBWTCP contains twists, turns, clues and red herrings aplenty as you […]
Review: The Flintstones
Blu-ray: The Flintstones (1994) When Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) becomes disillusioned with his position as Bronto-crane operator at Slate Rock and Gravel Company, he takes a written test with the rest of the workforce for a one-off opportunity to be promoted onto the company board. Unaware that this is part of an embezzlement masterplan by […]