Review: A Bigger Splash
DVD: A Bigger Splash (1973)A Bigger Splash was filmed in 1973 and is a British biographical documentary film about David Hockney’s breakup with his then partner Peter Schlesinger from 1970 to 1973. Directed by Jack Hazan, and featuring many of Hockney’s circle including designers Celia Birtwell and Ossie Clark, artist Patrick Procktor, gallery owner John Kasmin […]
Review: The Windsors (Series 3)
DVD & Digital: The Windsors (Series 3) (2020) The Royal Family: loved by millions the world over, perhaps not so much in Britain. Obscenely wealthy, out of touch with 99.9% of people, entitled, thick as shit and all of them pointless, headed by a monarch who has never done anything of note, whose contribution to […]
Review: Hammer Volume 5 – Death & Deceit
Following on from Volume 1: Fear Warning, Volume 2: Criminal Intent, Volume 3: Blood & Terror, and Volume 4: Faces of Fear, it was once again an absolute pleasure to sit down with the latest Hammer Films boxset release from Powerhouse Films in their ‘Indicator’ series. The movies are: Visa To Canton (1961) Though better […]
Review: Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Zombie Army 4: Dead WarI think the majority of people would agree there are two things they would most like to avoid during a walk in the park. Zombies and Nazis! Throw in a World War 2 setting, a ton of guns, a plot involving Hitler raising an army of the dead to conquer the […]
Review: Phase IV
Blu-ray: Phase IV (1974) Anyone expecting a “killer ants” movie in a similar vein to Them! will be sorely disappointed when watching Phase IV for the first time. However, what it lacks in man-eating monsters, it more than makes up for with man-hating intelligent creatures. An outer space phenomenon has affected a colony of ants […]
Review: The Lords of Flatbush
Blu-ray: The Lords of Flatbush (1974)Before Sylvester Stallone was “Rocky”, and before Henry Winkler was “Fonzie”, they were Stanley Rosiello and Butchey Weinstein; 2 members of “The Lords of Flatbush”: a gang of Brooklyn teenagers who spend their time chasing girls, playing pool, and hanging out at a local malt shop.The gang is completed by David […]
Review: Magic
Blu-ray: Magic (1978) Magic is a slow paced psychological thriller with a superb central performance by Anthony Hopkins as shy and reserved magician Corky, who finds fame and fortune after being paired with a ventriloquist dummy called “Fats”. Unfortunately for Corky this fame comes at a cost, mostly to his psyche, which is split between […]
Live Event: Liverpool Comic Con, Exhibition Centre, March 6th – 8th, 2020
Before I start this review, I have to admit that I’m a bit of a ‘con-virgin’ so if this turns into more a review of my first con experience and documentation of my culture shock to certain aspects (negative or positive) please forgive me. I am sure that all of you con nerds will find […]
Review: The Mad Magician
Blu-ray: The Mad Magician (1954)Don Gallico (Vincent Price) designs elaborate magical illusions, which are then passed on by his employer Mr Ormond to various magicians, the main beneficiary being Ormand’s business partner The Great Rinaldi (John Emery).As well as designing the illusions, Gallico is also a master of disguise, creating face masks that Ethan Hunt would […]
Review: Escape From Pretoria
Cinema & Digital: Escape From Pretoria (2020) Based on the 2003 book Inside Out: Escape from Pretoria Prison by Tim Jenkin, this film is based on the real prison escape by three young political prisoners from an apartheid era South African jail in 1979. Daniel Radcliffe plays white ANC activist Tim Jenkin, who, along with his friend Stephen […]