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Remembering JOURNEYMAN

Actor Paddy Considine writes and directs Journeyman a first-rate drama from 2017. Considine is Matty Burton, a boxer who suffers a serious head injury during his final fight that throws his life into chaos. Recovering from his injuries, he must [...]

September 29, 2020

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: READY PLAYER ONE, ISLE OF DOGS, JOURNEYMAN, A QUIET PLACE & More

This time around: Steven Spielberg goes inside the Oasis in Ready Player One, Wes Anderson takes us to the Isle of Dogs, Paddy Considine is a Journeyman, Emily Blunt and John Krasinski go to A Quiet Place, Dwayne Johnson goes on a Rampage and Paul [...]

August 19, 2018

Review: EAT LOCALS Is A Brit Horror Film For The Brexit Era

Having made a successful career propping a selection of Brit-flicks and blockbusters, Jason Flemyng makes his directorial debut with Eat Locals, a horror-comedy with an impressive line-up in front of the camera. The Lock Stock And Two Smoking [...]

August 24, 2017

CLOSED Competition: Win Family Comedy A DOZEN SUMMERS Starring Colin Baker On DVD

A Dozen Summers is a wonderful family comedy from writer-director Kenton Hall (read a review). The Leicester-set film is a welcome breath of fresh air in this bloated blockbuster-filled summer season and it’s really worth seeking out on disc [...]

August 27, 2016

DVD Review: A DOZEN SUMMERS Is A Fun-Filled Family Film

Getting the tone right for a family movie is incredibly difficult. If you make it too child friendly you can alienate the adults. Keeping the kids happy is even more difficult – they want to be entertained but they want enough of an edge so [...]

August 15, 2016

Blu-ray Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Feels Like The Fantasy Of A Sci-Fi/Horror Nerd

Pride And Prejudice And Zombies – if that title appeals to you then you’ll likely enjoy director Burr Steers’ adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s Jane Austen monster mash. It has a cast of young up and comers Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack [...]

June 27, 2016

Review: A DOZEN SUMMERS Is A Zesty And Vibrant Comedy For The Whole Family

August 6, 2015

Blu-ray Review: QUATERMASS Is A Prime Piece Of 1970s British Sci-Fi

John Mills takes on the role of the alien hunting Professor Bernard Quatermass in this four part TV mini-series. The £1 million Euston Films production might be dated now – but it’s surprisingly entertaining. This take on Nigel [...]

July 28, 2015

DVD Review: Is JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL TV Magic?

The lines between television and film are now blurred. What was once seen as the poor relation is now the place that’s pushing boundaries in storytelling. The big screen may have always had the scope for spectacle but that’s no longer the case. [...]

July 1, 2015

Trailer For Ryan Gosling’s Directorial Debut LOST RIVER

Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, Lost River had a ‘mixed response’ when it opened at the Cannes Film Festival last year. Many of those who criticised the film said that it was a bit too much like Nicolas Winding Refn’s polarizing [...]

February 6, 2015

DVD Review: DOCTOR WHO Star Karen Gillan In NOT ANOTHER HAPPY ENDING

Romantic comedies have a bad reputation – but we forget that wasn’t always the case – the genre includes classic such as His Girl Friday, Annie Hall and When Harry Met Sally (to name a few). These are all films that have achieved a great [...]

February 8, 2014

The DOCTOR Scores A WHO-le Lotta Cash On The Big Screen

The incredibly flaccid Doctor Who 50th anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor banked £1.89 million ($2.9 million) worth of green from 440 cinemas in the UK. That puts the special third at the UK box office behind box office juggernauts, The [...]

November 26, 2013

Matt Smith Leaves DOCTOR WHO

I don’t dig Doctor Who. I just can’t get into it. I want to, I really do, but there’s some disconnect. I’m not quite sure what it is. This means the news that Matt Smith is leaving the show hasn’t rocked my world. Now everyone will start [...]

June 2, 2013

Book Review: PETER CUSHING: A LIFE IN FILM

Peter Cushing will forever be synonymous with horror. The actor’s work with Hammer Films helped cement his place in movie history; while his role in Star Wars also showed that he was equally at home playing the villain (and intimidating even Darth [...]

April 28, 2013

Blu-ray Review: Matt Smith & Eva Green In CLONE

Clone (or Womb as it is also known) is a science fiction drama starring Doctor Who’s Matt Smith and Bond Girl Eva Green. It’s a morbidly depressing movie that fails to ignite audience attention, it shuffles down an extra mile of monotony and [...]

May 17, 2012

Review: Joan Collins & Donald Pleasance In THE MONSTER (I DON’T WANT TO BE BORN)

This bizarre 1975 British B-movie horror film stars Joan Collins and Donald Pleasance. Obviously made to cash in on the success of The Omen, The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby, the film tells the tale of a retired stripper who after marrying a rich [...]

April 4, 2012