Review: Hard Times
Blu-ray & DVD: Hard Times (1975) Arriving alone in the depression hit New Orleans of 1933 with just $6 to his name, Chaney (Charles Bronson) has only his wits and his fists to get him through each day. When spotted by the quick talking Speed (James Coburn) during Chaney’s first bare knuckle fight in the city, he immediately […]
Retro Review: TransBot
TransBot Released: 1986 Platform: Sega Master System Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega If there was an award for a game that wasn’t afraid to hide its influences, to a point where it would face legal action nowadays for copyright infringement, then TransBot would win hands down. Released in 1986 (probably to capitalise on the release of […]
Review: Broadchurch Series 1-3
Blu-ray & DVD: Broadchurch Series 1-3 (2013-2017) Please be aware that this review gives away major spoilers, so if you’ve yet to watch this series, view before reading! Amazingly the popularity of the crime series didn’t begin with Nordic noir, and past series such as Minder, The Professionals, Cracker and Prime Suspect have been as […]
Review: House – The Complete Collection
Blu-ray & DVD: House – The Complete Collection (1985 – 1992) House: Roger Cobb (William Katt in a role which he describes as one of his all time favourites) is a horror novelist who is struggling to write a follow-up to his previous best seller. He inherits his Great Aunt’s old house (where she killed herself) and attempts […]
Review: Elsa Fraulein SS
DVD: Elsa Fraulein SS (1977) Having previously seen Malisa Longo in the Screenbound release of Helga, She Wolf of Stilberg, there was a sense of déjà vu while watching her in Elsa Fraulein SS which was released into cinemas a year before Helga. Essentially playing a very similar character, her acting chops are not particularly stretched…unlike the […]
Review: Crimson
DVD: Crimson (AKA The Man with the Severed Head) (1976) When the greed of a gang member trips an alarm in the middle of a robbery, the resulting chaos sees Jack (the gang leader, played by Paul Naschy) shot in the head. Desperate to save his life, the gang force a surgeon and his wife […]
Review: The Entity
Blu-ray: The Entity (1982) Single mother of three Carla Moran (Barbara Hershey) is violently raped in her home by an invisible assailant. After seeking help from a Psychiatrist, who believes these attacks to be a symptom of mental illness, Carla resorts to getting help from a team of parapsychologists. Based on the book by Frank […]
Live Event: Disney on Ice – Genting Arena, April 12th, 2017
Live Event: Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic Venue: Genting Arena, Birmingham Date:12th April 2017 I’m going to try and avoid using the word spectacular too often in this review but, it’s going to be difficult as Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic was truly spectacular! My family and I have been to […]
Review: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Blu-ray & DVD: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982) When beautiful Juliet Forrest (Rachel Ward) turns up at Private Investigator Rigby Reardon’s (Steve Martin) office asking for his help to find out who killed her father, Reardon remembers the advice his partner Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) gave him ‘Never fall in love with a client’. Sometimes […]
Review: Fat City
Blu-Ray & DVD: Fat City (1972) Billy Tully (Stacy Keach) is inspired to pick up his boxing gloves again, plus give up the booze and one night stands after sparring with new kid on the block Eddie Munger (Jeff Bridges). Tully is a boxer way past his prime, who for probably not facing up to […]