Review: The Strangers
Blu-ray: The Strangers (2008)When James (Scott Speedman) plans his marriage proposal to Kristen (Liv Tyler) the outcome is not what he expected. However, an awkward proposal is just the beginning of an evening that did not go as planned.The less you know after that, the better the experience will be when first watching.Slow and brooding, […]
Review: That Click
Cinema: That Click (2019)You may not be familiar with the name Douglas Kirkland, but you sure as hell would have seen some of his work at various points in your life.Douglas has photographed the Hollywood elite (and much more) for over 60 years, and many of his stunning photographs are truly iconic. Covering fashion, photojournalism and […]
Review: Brain Dead
Blu-ray: Brain Dead (1990)Dr. Rex Martin (Bill Pullman) is a top neurosurgeon, who surrounded by brains in jars, is studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illnesses. His friend Jim Reston (Bill Paxton in fine manic form) is a businessman at ‘Eunice’ and comes to see him. Jim needs help in delving into the mind of […]
Review: I, Monster
Blu-ray: I, Monster (1971)Directed in 1971 by a very young (only 22) Stephen Weeks as his feature debut for Amicus Productions. Interestingly Amicus usually made vignette films, multiple stories in one film, but this time opted for a a full length adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ (but the names are changed to […]
Review: Eve
Blu-ray: Eve (1962)Joseph Losey made some of the most interesting films of the 60s (The Servant…if you haven’t seen this film go out and buy it immediately, The Go Between, Criminal, Mr Klein) after being forced out of Hollywood.Although I’ve seen the famous cover of Jeanne Moreau as Eve/Eva, I’d never seen this film before […]
Review: Uncle Buck
Blu-ray: Uncle Buck (1989)The Middle class, affluent Bob & Cindy Russell (Garret Brown & Elaine Bromka) along with their three kids: 15 year old and angry with her parents for uprooting her from her friends Tia (Jean Louisa Kelly), 8 year old Miles (Macaulay Culkin), and 6 year old Maisy, have recently moved to Chicago because of […]
Review: The Allergies – Get Yourself Some / I’m On It
2020 saw the Allergies unleashing their summer-saving album Say The Word, their best album to date. Its two previous single releases have been monsters; Felony which blasted from every UK radio station of note and the full throttle Latin mash up with Cuban Brothers Let them Know. It seemed only a matter of time before […]
Review: The Meaning of Life
Blu-ray & DVD: The Meaning of Life (1983)Monty Python’s final feature film is essentially a series of extended comedy sketches based around the theme of “The Meaning of Life”, covering everything from birth, sex, war, food, and ultimately our final demise as the Grim Reaper comes for us…at a dinner party…never use canned fish!Much like […]
Review: A Trip to the Moon
Blu-ray: A Trip to the Moon (1902)One of the few surviving short films by innovative French film maker Georges Méliès, A Trip to the Moon is a magical tale of a group of astronomers who board a rocket ship and are fired like a bullet out of a gun towards the moon.Arriving at their destination […]
Review: Becky
Digital HD: Becky (2020) Directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion, from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Lane Skye and Ruckus Skye. Starring Lulu Wilson as Becky, Joel Mchale as her dad and ‘comedian’ Kevin James as the main bad guy, Becky is a little bit different to most thrillers. I do try to review films on […]