Review: Unearthly Stranger
Blu-ray: Unearthly Stranger (1963) I love spending time in cex stores across the UK and browsing through their movies in the hope of discovering stuff that I’ve never previously heard of. Such was the case just yesterday in cex Liverpool (who have an incredibly helpful manager it has to be said) when I spotted the […]
Review: The Spoils of War
DVD: The Spoils of War (1980 – ) Network on Air’s release of all three series of The Spoils of War is a very welcome addition to their already breathtaking array of television classics. It tells the story of two families from the north of England in post World War 2 Britain; one working class […]
Review: The Swinging Cheerleaders
Blu-ray: The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) Upon opening a packet from Arrow Films (always a nice feeling) and being presented with a movie called The Swinging Cheerleaders, my face lit up like a Christmas tree. Even though I had never heard of the movie, the title alone suggested American Football and naked women…2 of my all-time […]
Review: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It occurred to me whilst playing Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens that, incredibly, I’ve been playing Lego video games for 11 years! My first experience of a movie licensed Lego game was on the PlayStation 2 with Lego Star Wars. I instantly fell in love with the simple yet addictive gameplay but most of all […]
Review: The Booth at the End
DVD: The Booth at the End (2011 -) In a time of gorging on box sets, here’s one you may have missed. The Booth at the End has no movement in it, it is the most stationary piece of television I’ve witnessed. It’s also a revelation in storytelling. Simply set, a man (Xander Berkeley) sits in […]
Movies For Juniors – Zootropolis
Cinema: Zootropolis (2016) Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) dreams of leaving her safe and boring life of becoming a carrot farmer just like her family. She really wants to become a police officer and move to Zootropolis, but the odds are stacked against her, as a bunny rabbit has never joined the force. Zootropolis is a sprawling […]
Review: The Ox-Bow Incident
Blu-Ray: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) Nevada, 1885: Two drifters; Gil Carter (Henry Fonda) and Art Croft (Harry Morgan, credited as Henry Morgan), ride into the town of Bridger Wells and discover that a local rancher has been killed and his cattle stolen by a gang of rustlers. The townspeople are up in arms over the death […]
Review: Absolute Beginners
Blu-ray: Absolute Beginners (1986) 1958 Britain; teenage photographer Colin (Eddie O’Connell) falls in love with aspiring fashion designer Crepe Suzette (Patsy Kensit) but she’s only interested in her career. Boy loses girl to rich (possibly gay) man (James Fox), race riots and full blown Hollywood dancing ensue. In 1986 the last film 21 year old […]
Retro Review: Green Beret
Green Beret Released: 1986 Platform: ZX Spectrum Publisher: Imagine Developer: Konami When I was a kid I spent many a Saturday afternoon perusing the shelves of my local computer game shop. I’d spend hours looking at the wonderful covers of all the games, studying each as if they were a beautiful piece of art hung in […]
Retro Review: Paperboy
Paperboy Released: 1984 Platform: Arcade Publisher: Atari Systems Developer: Atari Systems I have a theory that you can create a video game out of any job and make it fun. Games like Euro Truck Simulator, Farming Simulator and even Advanced Lawnmower Simulator prove my theory that no matter how mundane the task, there is a […]