Review: 8 Mile
DVD & Blu-ray: 8 Mile (2002)8 Mile passed me by back in the day, and not being a rap fan I didn’t seek it out despite its director, Curtis Hanson being on my radar from The Wonder Boys and the amazing LA Confidential.Starring Eminem in his film debut, alongside Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, Anthony Mackie, and Kim Basinger, the […]
Review: The Flatshare
The Flatshare is Beth O’Leary’s debut novel. It follows Tiffy and Leon, who share a one-bedroom flat; Leon occupies the flat while Tiffy’s at work during the day and Tiffy has the run of the place the rest of the time. Tiffy and Leon have never met. I had seen many people I follow on […]
Review: The Doorman
DVD & Digital Download: The Doorman (2020) When a military protection assignment goes horribly wrong, Ali (Ruby Rose) returns to civilian life in New York city. Given a job as the doorman at a hotel that is undergoing renovations and only has minimal occupants, Ali thinks that her problems are now behind her, though she […]
Review: Persian Lessons
DVD & Digital: Persian Lessons (2020) It is the middle of WWII and Giles (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart), a young Belgian man, is arrested by the SS alongside other Jews. While on a transportation lorry surrounded by fellow prisoners, he is offered a book in return for a sandwich that he is carrying. This book will […]
Review: The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud
DVD & Blu-ray: The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud (2020) It’s 1990 and Sarah (Isabelle Allen) is a video game enthusiast who is particularly fond of playing a game starring the titular Max Cloud (Scott Adkins). Little does Sarah know that due to a weird series of events she will end up in the game, […]
Review: Dead of Night
I’m not quite sure where to start. My father runs this website, and this book is a little * spicy * so to speak. However, there is a reason I want to talk about this book, and why I read it in the first place. So, father, if this makes you uncomfortable, avert your eyes. […]
Review: Midnight Sun
When I tell you, I feel like I’m 13 again, I mean it. When Stephanie Meyer announced that she was finally releasing Midnight Sun (Twilight from Edward’s perspective,) ten years after she announced she would never release it (due to that draft being leaked online) I screamed. Literally. I forced my entire flat to watch all […]
Review: Light Sleeper
Blu-ray: Light Sleeper (1992)Set against the dark rain soaked streets of a New York city covered in litter due to a sanitation strike, director Paul Schrader uses neon lighting and shadows (as so effectively utilised in American Gigalo) to create the backdrop to the life of John LeTour (Willem Dafoe); a reformed addict who is dealing […]
Review: Recon
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Recon (2019) Based on the critically acclaimed novel Peace by Richard Bausch, four American soldiers set out on the gruelling ascent of an Italian mountain-side during the final days of the Second World War. Aided by an Italian civilian (Franco Nero) after witnessing the murder of an innocent woman by their Sergeant, the soldiers physical […]
Review: Oldboy (UHD Blu-ray)
UHD Blu-ray: Oldboy (2003) Based on the Japanese manga of the same name, Oldboy tells the story of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) who is taken from the streets after a drunken night out and finds himself locked up in a sparse single room apartment. Not knowing who did it, why they did it, or how […]