Reviews

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

DVD & Digital: Frankie Boyle’s Tour of Scotland (2020) While on a stand up tour of his native Scotland, comedian Frankie Boyle gives his own inimitable thoughts on the people that he meets and the places that he visits. This DVD is rated 18 for good reason, as Frankie has never been one to hold […]