Review: A Tale of Two Sisters
Blu-ray: A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) Written and directed by Jee-woon Kim, this Korean drama/mystery/horror tale follows Su-mi (Lim Soo-jung), a young girl recently released from a mental institution, who returns home with her father and younger sister Su-yeon (Moon Geun-young) and has to face her stepmother who is acting very strangely towards her…not to […]
Review: The Pawnbroker
Blu-ray: The Pawnbroker (1964)My dad loved old ‘action’ films and has been a lingering influence on me. Being a girl, the only time I could get close to him was to watch a movie, normally on a Sunday afternoon. As an adult I find some of his choices quite revealing, as a 15 year old […]
Review: Red Wings: Aces of the Sky
Wings by Cinemaware is one of my favourite games on the Commodore Amiga. It captured the Tally-Ho spirit of World War 1, as it put you behind the controls of a plane engaging in deadly dog fights. With that in mind, I was really looking forward to checking out Red Wings: Aces of the Sky […]
Review: Song of Horror
Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Eternal Darkness and Alone in the Dark are all games which have offered something to the videogame horror genre. They all take elements from each other, and some have continued to succeed and evolve, whereas others have failed. Alone in the Dark started it all, with fixed camera angles, puzzle-based exploration, […]
Review: Dinner in America
Blu-ray: Dinner in America (2020)Written and directed by Adam Rehmeier and starring Kyle Gallner as Simon and Emily Skeggs as Patty, this seems to be tagged with the unfortunate ‘coming of age’ tag.Nope. Couldn’t be further from John Hughes or any ‘angst tweenies find love’ film you’ve seen.No, this is far better.We first see Simon […]
Review: Ingmar Bergman Volume One
Several years ago my brother refused to watch On the Waterfront because it was in black and white. No matter how hard I tried to persuade him, the fact that it was ‘old’ made him impervious to it.I think a lot of people see the title BFI and feel that whatever the film is, it’s […]
Review: Evercade Interplay Collection 1
It’s a bit strange only having 6 games to review in this collection. Especially when you consider there have been a whopping 41 games on the first three collections I’ve reviewed! Still, is it a case of quality over quantity? Let’s find out. Battle Chess – 1990 I don’t play chess so it’s a little […]
Review: Beasts Clawing at Straws
Cinema & Digital Download: Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020) Joong-man (Sung-Woo Bae) is underpaid and overworked at a sauna where he has to put up with a cocky young boss who is high on the power he holds over his staff, before going home to care for his sick mother. At the end of a […]
Review: Evercade Data East Collection 1
Data East is a company I’m familiar with mainly due to their logo being visible on a lot of arcade games I used to play. There are some games I’ve played in this collection and some I haven’t, so I was excited to see how it compared to the other Evercade collections I’ve reviewed. Speaking […]
Review: ‘The Bird With the Crystal Plumage’ Limited Edition UHD
4K UHD Blu-ray: The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970) Dario Argento hit the screen with a bang (well, multiple stabs to be more precise) with his directorial debut The Bird With the Crystal Plumage. Setting the scene for his many giallo movies to follow, TBWTCP contains twists, turns, clues and red herrings aplenty as you […]
