Review: The Kenny Everett Video Show
DVD: The Kenny Everett Video Show (1978 – ) I was 13 years old when The Kenny Everett Show made its debut on British TV and it immediately became a firm favourite of mine because it was funny, rude and naughty…so much so that a segment of the show was called ‘The Naughty Bit’. This […]
Review: The Quiet Earth
Blu-ray: The Quiet Earth (1985) What would you do if you thought that you were the only person left alive on earth? This is the situation that Zac Hobson (Bruno Lawrence) finds himself in when he wakes and slowly begins to discover that all is not as it was when he fell asleep. After driving […]
Review: Long Weekend
Blu-ray: Long Weekend (1978) Long Weekend is a sort of ‘lost’ film of Australian cinema, largely unknown by most film fans, it was written by Everett De Roche, who also created Road Games and Razorback (both previously reviewed here at 60MW, click on the links) and like these two films examines horror from a psychological standpoint. […]
Review: The Cotton Club
Blu-ray & DVD: The Cotton Club (1984) The original screenplay by Mario Puzo was passed over for a rewrite by Francis Ford Coppola who also directed. With the Godfathers, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders and Rumble Fish under his belt, The Cotton Club was deigned to be a sure fire hit. It tells the tale (based […]
Review: Team Khan
DVD: Team Khan (2018) Becoming Britain’s youngest boxing Olympic medalist at the age of 17, when he won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Olympics, Amir Khan was put immediately under the public spotlight from a very young age. Turning professional at the tender age of 19, it took him only 4 […]
Review: The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
DVD: The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) Much like the previously reviewed Australian comedy Pacific Banana from Umbrella Entertainment, the laughs in The Adventures of Barry McKenzie are elicited through humour at its most basic, so be prepared for farts, chundering (don’t worry, an explanation of the origins of that word is in the movie), […]
Travel Man: 48 Hours in… (Series 1 and 2)
DVD: Travel Man: 48 Hours in… (Series 1 and 2) (2015 – ) First shown on Channel 4 in 2015, Travel Man: 48 Hours in… has currently run for eight series, was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Features in 2017 and won the Best Factual Programme RTS Midlands awards from 2015 -2017. Hosted by Richard Ayoade, he […]
Review: Columbo (Season 1)
Blu-ray: Columbo (Season 1) (1971 – ) Following my review of the season 1 release of The Rockford Files from Fabulous Films, it was great to once again dip into a 1970’s detective series from my youth with Columbo; the classic show starring Peter Falk…usually holding his trademark cigar and wearing a battered trench coat. […]
Review: Twelve Monkeys
Blu-ray: Twelve Monkeys (1995) With a twisting narrative that unfurls further intricate depths with each consequent viewing, Twelve Monkeys is a movie that not only warrants repeat views, but also demands them too. And what better way to watch than on this brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative by Arrow […]
Review: Night of the Demon
Blu-ray: Night of the Demon (1957) If you have any interest at all in this horror classic from director Jacques Tourneur, then this superlative release from Powerhouse Films should immediately be purchased (preferably via the link below). With FOUR presentations to choose from, plus an insightful commentary, new interviews, fascinating documentaries, the Super 8 version, […]