Review: The Shed
Digital HD: The Shed (2019)A hunter gets bitten by a vampire while walking through the woods at dawn, and when the rising sun burns the vampire into a pile of dust before his eyes, the hunter understandably panics and runs to the nearest shelter that he can find…the titular shed.While the hunter begins to transform […]
Review: Hagazussa
Blu-ray: Hagazussa (2017) Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse (Hagazussa, an Old German term for Witch) is the directoral debut of Lukas Feigelfeld . The story takes place in medieval Germany/alps and tells the story Albrun (Aleksandra Cwen), a goat-herder who is ostracised by the villagers because they think she’s a witch. On reading the several 5 […]
Review: Enemy Lines
DVD & Digital: Enemy Lines (2020)A team of allied commandos are sent to occupied Poland during WWII to extract a scientist from Nazis who are holding him and his family in a remote location while he works on a prototype atomic bomb.So far, so thrilling.However, Enemy Lines never really lives up to its exciting premise, and […]
Retro Review: Alien Storm
Alien StormPlatform: ArcadeReleased: 1990Publisher: SegaDeveloper: SegaIn the late 80s and earlier 90’s, Sega could do no wrong in my eyes. They would release hit after hit, including two of my all-time favourite games, Golden Axe and Streets of Rage 2. Sega generally followed a similar pattern with their games. For example, Shinobi is like ESWAT. […]
Review: Snow Runner
Having previously played (and enjoyed) Mud Runner, it was with great anticipation that I jumped into the world of its successor: Snow Runner. Set across 3 locations: Michigan, Alaska and Taymyr, it gives you an open world to explore, while building up a collection of vehicles and accessories to help complete a variety of tasks […]
Retro Review: Cabal
CabalPlatform: ArcadeReleased: 1988Publisher: TAD CorporationDeveloper: TaitoThird person shooters are ten a penny these days, with the likes of Gears of War and Uncharted being two famous examples from this genre. Back in 1988, this was a relatively new innovation, which is why I thought it would be fun to check out Cabal.Truth be told, I […]
Review: The A-Team
DVD: The A-Team (1983 – 87) Spread over 22 discs, this great DVD box set (released on Blu-ray last year) from Fabulous Films contains 97 episodes from all 5 seasons of this classic 1980s television show, complete with some highly entertaining new commentary tracks and interviews. Running from 1983-87, The A-Team told the story of […]
Review: Revenge
Revenge is the first full length film directed by Coralie Fargeat and was lauded on its release a few months before ‘#Metoo’ kicked off. Starring Matilda Lutz as Jen, Kevin Janssens as Richard her married lover, and Vincent Colombe and Guillaume Bouchède as Richard friends and hunting buddies Stan and Dimitri. Revenge is a rape […]
Review: John Ford at Columbia, 1935 – 1958
Blu-ray: John Ford at Columbia, 1935 – 1958 It has been my pleasure to review many of the Indicator series of releases from Powerhouse Films, including their wonderful box sets. So once again it was with great anticipation that I sat back to watch the upcoming release of John Ford at Columbia, 1935 – 1958, […]
Review: The Strange One
Blu-ray: The Strange One (1957)Powerhouse Films and their Indicator label seem to find the most interesting(ly odd) films to release, lost ‘classics’ of cinema that have passed most film fans by. The Strange One, adapted from Calder Willinghamis’ novel and stage play, was made in 1957 and was the film debut of Ben Gazzara and […]