Review: Seized
DVD & Digital: Seized (2020)Nero (Scott Adkins) and his teenage son Taylor (Matthew Garbacz) are going through a difficult time after the death of Taylor’s mother, and just when the friction between them is coming to a head, their lives are thrown into turmoil when Taylor is abducted by cartel boss Mzamo (Mario Van Peebles).Unbeknown […]
Review: Golf With Your Friends
Nintendo Switch: Golf With Your FriendsI used to love playing mini-golf as kid, then in later life as I had children of my own, I used to love taking them to play it too. Navigating the twists and turns of every hole, trying to putt just hard enough to get it through the tiny tunnel […]
Review: Curse of the Golden Flower
DVD & Blu-ray: Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)Curse of the Golden Flower was China’s most expensive film to date (2006) at $45 million. And you can tell. To say its opulent is an understatement.On first getting this for review I have to admit I didn’t want to watch it, as I thought it was […]
Review: Dragon-The Bruce Lee Story
DVD & Blu-ray: Dragon-The Bruce Lee Story (1993)While the 50th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s death gets ever closer, his impact upon the world of martial arts and martial arts cinema never diminishes.There are a wealth of documentaries and films made about his life, some more factual than others, and what Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story […]
Review: Roadgames
Blu-ray: Roadgames (1981)Pat Quid (Stacey Keach) is a lone trucker who plays ‘road games’ with himself and his pet dingo to pass the time on the long hauls across the Australian landscape. As he tries to guess the jobs and names of passing motorists, his radio keeps updating a news story about female hitchhikers that […]
Review: A Soldier’s Story
Blu-ray: A Soldier’s Story (1984)A Soldier’s Story is an odd film. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway production of the same name, it features a largely black cast and tells the story of the murder of Vernon Waters, a master sergeant in charge of a company of black soldiers in southern America in 1944.A black military officer who is […]
Review: It Came From Outer Space
DVD & Blu-ray: It Came From Outer Space (1953)John Putnam (Richard Carlson) is a writer and amateur astronomer, who along with his girlfriend Ellen (Barbara Rush) witness a meteorite crash into the nearby deserted landscape.Asking his friend Pete to fly them out there in his helicopter to investigate, John climbs down to the crash site alone […]
Review: Crash Limited Edition UHD
Blu-ray & UHD 4K Blu-ray: Crash (1996)Ah the infamous Crash, made in 1996, directed by David Cronenberg, and based on J. G. Ballard’s London based 1973 novel of the same name, it follows a ‘gang’ of symphorophiliacs, that is people who are aroused by car crashes.Arrow’s new 4k release of this film breathes new life into this classic, by […]
Review: Tremors Limited Edition UHD
Blu-ray & UHD 4K Blu-ray: Tremors (1990)A lighthearted monster movie that originally didn’t fare well at the box office but has since (quite rightly) found a loyal and appreciative audience due to its subsequent home video releases, Tremors now has a glorious 4K release from Arrow Films and accompanied by a plethora of fantastic extras […]
Review: Billy Connolly’s Great American Trail
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Billy Connolly’s Great American Trail (2019) The perfect companion piece to the previously reviewed Frankie Boyle’s Tour of Scotland, Billy Connolly’s Great American Trail has the legendary Scottish comedian going off the beaten track in America and conversing with an eclectic array of people about subjects that include music, football, gangsters, […]
