Live Event: Grimmfest, Odeon Great Northern, October 3rd – 6th, 2019
It has become tradition that I begin my annual review of Grimmfest by imploring you to read my reviews of the previous times I have attended this fantastic event: Grimmfest 2018, Grimmfest 2017, Grimmfest 2016. Having read those 3 reviews (you have, haven’t you?), I’m sure you’ve already made a note of all the great […]
Review: Never Grow Old
DVD: Never Grow Old (2019) Patrick Tate (Emile Hirsch) is an Irish immigrant who has inadvertently settled in Oregon on his way to California with his French wife, Audrey (Deborah Francois), and their two young children. Patrick is the towns undertaker, and what was once a lucrative business in the ‘wild west’ has become few […]
Review: The Major and the Minor
Blu-ray: The Major and the Minor (1942) The Major and the Minor starring wonderful post-Astaire Ginger Rogers and extremely handsome Ray Milland, was Billy Wilder’s debut as a Hollywood director. It’s your run of the mill, girl meets man, man is engaged to another woman, the woman is a self-centred, self-serving harpy, man realises he […]
Review: The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
Blu-ray: The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1984)Bobby and Ruby (2 survivors of the original 1977 movie) are preparing for a big motorcycle race in the desert, but when Ruby leaves with some of the racers in tow, things begin to spiral out of control when they get lost and stray too close to where […]
Review: The A-Team
Blu-ray: The A-Team (1983 – 87)Spread over 22 discs, this great Blu-ray box set 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 a fictional United States Army Special […]
Live Event: Alcatrazz, The Tivoli, September 21st, 2019
I was 14 years old when I first discovered the wonderful voice of Graham Bonnet in 1979. I was at an all boys grammar school that had wooden desks in each classroom with inkwells in them and a lid that lifted up to store your books.I walked into a classroom for a lesson one day, […]
Review: Kaleidoscope
Blu-ray & DVD: Kaleidoscope (2016)Carl (Toby Jones) lives alone high up in a tower block in London. As the story progresses we get hints that he was in prison for some crime that may, or may not, be connected to sexual violence.He works in what seems to be a hospital gardens, but again, perhaps not.He’s […]
Review: Project X
Blu-ray: Project X (1968) Produced and directed by William Castle, Project X is a 60s sci-fi film with visual aesthetics that kept me captivated throughout its twisting narrative. Released on Blu-ray for the 1st time in the UK, and complemented by a brand new documentary ‘Money Back Guarantee: William Castle’s Ingenious Gimmicks’, along with a […]
Review: The Prey
Blu-ray: The Prey (1983) Let\’s not beat around the bush here, The Prey isn\’t a good film. However, this Blu-ray release from Arrow Films is fantastic and loaded with a slew of entertaining and informative extras that will keep you enthralled every time you put it into your Blu-ray player. A new 2k restoration from […]
Review: Bus Simulator
After many years on the PC, Bus Simulator finally adds its routes onto the Xbox One and PS4 tomorrow, and thanks to publisher astragon Entertainment I’ve been playing it for 5 days now….and thankfully only knocked down 1 pedestrian…so far! Bus Simulator is a game that you don’t know that you want to play until […]