Review: Under the Shadow
Blu-Ray: Under The Shadow (2016) Great films normally reflect the time and occurrences of what’s going on at that time, and Under the Shadow is a perfect example of this. It’s Tehran in the late 80’s and Shideh (Narges Rashidi) isn’t allowed to return to university to train as a doctor after the revolution because […]
Review: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged
DVD & Digital: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)There have been a multitude of ‘killer shark’ movies since Jaws set the box office alight back in 1975. Some have been good, some have been bad, but there seems to be a continuing fascination with watching people in peril while a shark (or many of them) tries […]
Live Event: Attic Theory, Scarlet Rebels, Revival Black. Jimmy’s, Liverpool, January 24th, 2020.
This was my first visit to Jimmy’s in Liverpool and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed my evening there, from the very friendly and helpful bar staff, through of course to the 3 excellent bands that rocked the place past the designated finishing time (more on that later…and keep it to yourself!). First […]
Review: Harpoon
Blu-ray: Harpoon (2019) Regular visitors to our website and listeners of our podcasts will already be aware that I’m a big fan of Harpoon’s writer/director Rob Grant. I’d already bought Mon Ami (AKA Frenemies) on DVD before loving watching Fake Blood at Grimmfest 2017. It was then of course an absolute pleasure to chat with […]
Review: Edge of the Axe
Blu-ray: Edge of the Axe (1988) Released on Blu-ray for the 1st time, Edge of the Axe is ‘slasher’ movie that until now had surprisingly passed me by! So this fantastic new release from Arrow Films was the perfect way to introduce me to the axe swinging antics from director José Ramón Larraz. The narrative […]
Review: Worzel Gummidge – The Complete Series
DVD: Worzel Gummidge – The Complete Series (1979 – 89)For all the background history that you need to know about Worzel Gummidge, then please read this review by Tina of the fantastic Christmas Special (which is also included in this box set) which was released late last year.I’ve been a big fan of Worzel since […]
Review: Hitchhike To Hell
Blu-ray: Hitchhike To Hell (1983) Howard (Robert Gribbin) is a seemingly shy and retiring young man who lives alone with his mother since his sister ran away from home 6 years ago. He drives a laundry truck for a living and has a penchant for picking up hitchhikers. Unfortunately for the hitchhikers it’s the last […]
Chris’s Top 10 Call of Duty Games
Love it or loathe it Call of Duty (or COD as the kids call it) is here to stay! Debuting in 2003, the Call of Duty series has gone on to sell millions of copies and made billions in sales for publisher Activision. Many gamers have become jaded with Call of Duty over the years. […]
Review: Winter Kills
Blu-ray: Winter Kills (1979)Based on the novel of the same name by Richard Condon, Winter Kills is one of those films that Indicator excel in: a ‘lost’ film, unfamiliar yet on watching you can’t believe you’ve never seen it before.I suppose you could describe it as a black comedy about the fictional assassination of Jeff […]
Review: Orphans
Blu-ray: Orphans (1998) What a massive balls-up Film Four made by refusing to release Peter Mullan’s film Orphans in 1998. To add to that insult they took all of Mullan’s outtakes and…burned them. Wow! What a shame, and what a loss to the UK film industry because Orphans is a true work of genius, a […]