Review: The Killing of America
Blu-ray: The Killing of America (1981) Often (and unfairly) compared with the Faces of Death series of movies, The Killing of America is a somber look at how the American populace have been subjected to various killers and killings throughout the 1960’s, 70’s and up to its release in 1981. As relevant now (if not more […]
Review: Christine
Blu-ray: Christine (1983) Under the thumb of his parents at home and insecure in High School, Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is taken under the wing of his confident and popular school friend Dennis (John Stockwell). It is when Arnie is at his lowest ebb, both mentally and physically, that he spots an old run down […]
Review: Pro Strategy Football 2016
I’ve been a huge American Football fan since 1982 when I first caught a game on television over here in the UK. That very same year Addictive Games released Kevin Toms Football Manager on the ZX Spectrum. This game consumed many hours of my life, but with my love of the NFL slowly overtaking any interest I […]
Movies For Juniors – The Secret Life of Pets
Cinema: The Secret Life of Pets (2016) Stay at home dog, Max, is very happy with his life. He loves his owner and is surrounded by an assortment of animal friends including an obese cat, a squirrel hating dog and an adrenaline junkie budgie. Max’s comfortable life is threatened when his owner brings home a boisterous […]
Review: A Special Day
DVD: A Special Day (1977) Set in Rome on the historic day in 1938 when Benito Mussolini and the city rolled out the red carpet for Adolf Hitler, A Special Day takes place entirely in a working class apartment building, where an unexpected friendship begins between Antoineietta and Gabriele. They are an unlikely pair of people […]
Review: Night Gallery
DVD: Night Gallery (1969 – 73) Night Gallery, hosted by The Twilight Zone’s Rob Serling was an American anthology series that aired on American television from 1969 to 1973, and not unlike The Twilight Zone it told of stories of horror and of the macabre. Serling served both as the on-air host of Night Gallery and as a major […]
Retro Review: Splatterhouse
Splatterhouse Released: 1988 Platform: Arcade Publisher: Namco Developer: Namco Seeing as the Halloween season is nearly upon us, I wanted to write some reviews based on horror games. First up is Splatterhouse which is a lovely gore fest that takes inspiration from The Evil Dead and Friday the 13th. Not much is explained in the intro […]
Review: National Treasure
DVD: National Treasure (2016) If ever there was the perfect time for a programme like National Treasure it’s right now. As I write (Oct 2016) Donald Trump has been vilified for his misogynistic treatment of women (Pussygate) and Welsh footballer Ched Evans, convicted of rape and released after 2 year in prison, only last week […]
Review: Body Double
Blu-ray: Body Double (1984) Jake Scully, an actor who suffers from claustrophobia, house-sits for a friend in his amazingly huge and expensive house. Part of the ‘deal’ is he can spy on his neighbour who likes to ‘get off’ by doing naked sexy dancing with all the lights on across the road. Now I want […]
Review: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
I grew up reading Fighting Fantasy books and they are an incredibly important part of my childhood. I can still remember the first time I saw the cover of Freeway Fighter and I instantly fell in love with it. I was sold on the cover of the book alone, but when I discovered that you […]