Review: ‘Futtocks End & Other Short Stories
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Futtock’s End & Other Short Stories I remember watching Futtock’s End with my Dad many years ago and finding the slapstick comedy very funny indeed. All these years later it didn’t raise as many laughs, but still made me smile a lot, with some of it naturally due to the nostalgia […]
Review: Just Like a Woman
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Just Like a Woman (1967) Imagine British comedy icon Wendy Craig in a massive ginger fright wig that would make Phil Spector jealous. Then imagine her, hot off the back of The Servant. Wendy plays the part of Scilla Alexander who is married to Lewis McKenzie (Francis Matthews) a TV producer. […]
Review: Occupation Rainfall
Cinema & Digital: Occupation Rainfall (2020) Unfortunately I haven’t seen the first film so didn’t know the backstory to Occupation Rainfall. This films story takes place two years after an alien invasion, and an Australian band of survivors, along with some of the once hostile invaders now fight the ‘evil’ aliens in the hope of […]
Review: Harry Birrell Presents Films of Love & War
DVD & Blu-ray: Harry Birrell Presents Films of Love & War (2019)This film starts with Carina Birrell, and her dad (granddaughter and son of Harry) rummaging about in their garden shed, eventually lifting up cans of very old film. As I continued to watch the film I wondered if this were true or just for […]
Review: The Incredible Hulk – The Complete Collection (DVD)
DVD: The Incredible Hulk – The Complete Collection (1978 – 1982)“Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry“. 2 lines of dialogue that are as synonymous with the character that spoke them as “Go ahead. Make my day“, and “I’ll be back“. If Dr David Banner said that to you, then you’d […]
Review: Hammer Volume 6 – Night Shadows
Following on from Volume 1: Fear Warning, Volume 2: Criminal Intent, Volume 3: Blood & Terror, Volume 4: Faces of Fear, Volume 5: Death & Deceit, it was time once again to sit down with the latest Hammer Films boxset release from Powerhouse Films in their ‘Indicator’ series.The movies are:The Shadow of the Cat (1961)Following on […]
Review: Exciting Times
‘Exciting Times’ by Naoise Dolan.A review by Megan Robinson.Exciting Times is a Sunday Times bestseller and made the longlist for the Women’s Fiction Prize 2021. We follow Ava, a 22-year-old from Ireland, who moves to Hong Kong to ‘find herself.’ The novel is split into three parts entitled ‘Julian’, ‘Edith’ and ‘Edith and Julian’ people […]
Review: Dino King – Journey to Fire Mountain
DVD & Digital: Dino King – Journey to Fire Mountain (2019)Speckles the Tarbosaurus is very disappointed with his son Junior. Speckles wants Junior to be fierce and fearless, but in reality, he’s a little wuss. One day Junior is kidnapped and held captive by a group of nasty Raptors. Speckles goes on an adventure meeting […]
Review: The Babadook 4K UHD
Blu-ray & 4K UHD: The Babadook (2014)In Jennifer Kent’s feature directorial debut, based on her 2005 short film ‘Monster’, Essie Davis plays Amelia Vanek, mother to six-year-old son Samuel (Noah Wiseman).Amelia’s husband dies in the crash that occurs as they race to hospital because she is in labour with Samuel, and now living alone with […]
Review: Eye of the Cat
Blu-ray: Eye of the Cat (1969)Written by Psycho screenwriter Joseph Stefano and directed by David Lowell Rich, Eye of the Cat stars Michael Sarrazin and Gayle Hunnicutt as Wylie and Kassia: a scheming couple who plan to rob Wylie’s wealthy cat-loving Aunt Danny (Eleanor Parker).However, their plans begin to unravel when Wylie’s phobia of cats is put to […]