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DVD Review: TONY BENN: WILL AND TESTAMENT Is A Fitting Tribute To An Enigmatic Political Titan

Tony Benn: Will and Testament is a moving look back at the politician’s life. Benn, who died in March this year, was a pivotal politician in British leftwing politics and at 88 years old, he was the longest serving Labour MP in history. Released [...]

November 2, 2014

DVD Review: Learn About The Arms Business In THE NOTORIOUS MR. BOUT

A documentary which borders on the darkly comic, The Notorious Mr. Bout charts the rise and fall of an arms dealer. However, this film from Tony Gerber and Maxim Pozdorovkindoesn’t doesn’t merely portray Viktor Bout as a ruthless merchant [...]

October 17, 2014

DVD Review: Robert DeNiro Waits To Face/Off Against John Travolta In KILLING SEASON

Killing Season sees Robert DeNiro and John Travolta team-up on screen for the first time. Director Mark Stephen Johnson (Daredevil/Ghost Rider) delivers an enjoyable enough thriller, and while the stars give it their all, things are a [...]

August 18, 2014

DVD Review: Brendan Gleeson In John Michael McDonagh’s Dark Comedy CALVARY

John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary covers a lot of ground. What makes the film special is how McDonagh has been able to create a film that will play differently to various audiences. On one side it’s an anti Church film which lambasts the clergy [...]

August 9, 2014

DVD Review: ACROSS THE RIVER Is An Atmospheric Italian Chiller

Across The River is an Italian horror movie that’s essentially a mood piece – it has its tense moments but this is more about atmosphere than scares. Lorenzo Bianchini’s chiller follows an ethologist who stumbles across an abandoned [...]

June 29, 2014

DVD Review: ROBOCOP Is A Smart And Entertaining Remake

I was totally against the idea of remaking RoboCop. Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 movie was pretty perfect in its violent presentation of a dystopian future and a modern update seemed highly unnecessary. The sequels were dire, but the first movie was a [...]

June 8, 2014

DVD Review: THE RAILWAY MAN Holds Its Own Without Being Spectacular

Some movies go into production with the lofty expectation of awards gold. When a film has a certain group of talent and a particular concept it gains an amount of expectation (not necessarily from the filmmakers) that sometimes can be difficult to [...]

May 18, 2014

DVD Review: HEMLOCK GROVE Season One Is TWIN PEAKS For The TWILIGHT Generation

Hemlock Grove is Twin Peaks for the Twilight generation. That’s a backhanded compliment – but it’s a pretty fair description of Eli Roth’s new Netflix series. The show begins with a gruesome murder and it descends into a whodunit amongst the [...]

April 25, 2014

DVD Review: ROBOCOP Star Joel Kinnaman In EASY MONEY II: HARD TO KILL

Easy Money II: Hard To Kill (Snabba Cash II) is the follow-up the the well received 2010 film, Easy Money. That film saw RoboCop and The Killing star Joel Kinnaman as JW, a young graduate who gets involved in the drug world. Things didn’t end [...]

April 6, 2014

DVD Review: FRANCES HA Is A Cappuccino And Biscotti Movie

Real-life couple Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig reteam for Frances Ha, a black and white New York-set comedy-drama that infuses Annie Hall/Manhattan-era Woody Allen with 21st Century malaise. It’s a quirky little movie that follows the titular [...]

December 30, 2013

DVD Review: WE’RE THE MILLERS Is A Studio Comedy That Works

We’re The Millers shouldn’t have worked. After all, it is studio summer comedy aimed at the masses, starring Jennifer Aniston. Let’s be honest – nobody had high hopes for this (maybe the studio money men), however director Rawson [...]

December 22, 2013

DVD Review: Danish Pirate Drama A HIJACKING Packs A Punch

A Hijacking is a Danish drama about the hijacking of a cargo ship by Somali pirates. The tense film follows the events onboard the ship as well as the hostage negotiations taking place to free the men in Copenhagen. 2013 is the year of the Somali [...]

October 27, 2013

DVD Review: THE EYE OF THE STORM – THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS Dipped In Molasses

The acting’s the thing in Fred Schepisi’s adaptation of Patrick White’s The Eye Of The Storm. Geoffery Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling give great performances in this black-comedy/ drama which sees the two grown-up children (Rush and [...]

September 7, 2013

DVD Review: The Academy Award Nominated Documentary THE GATEKEEPERS

Director Dror Moreh’s The Gatekeepers unveils the fascinating inner workings of the Shin Bet, the Israeli Security Agency. Moreh’s documentary focuses on six former heads of the organisation, complementing his interviews with photographs, [...]

August 17, 2013

DVD Review: Norwegian Actioner ESCAPE Plays Like A Feminist FIRST BLOOD

Escape is a fast and lean Norwegian actioner from director Roar Uthaug (Cold Prey). The Medieval adventure stars Isabel Christine Andreasen as Signe, the last surviving member of a family who is taken captive by Dagmar (Ingrid Bolsø Berdal) and her [...]

July 25, 2013

DVD Review: Classic Mystery EDGAR WALLACE PRESENTS THE TERROR

Edgar Wallace Presents The Terror is a 1938 British mystery thriller that packs a tremendous amount into its 72 minute running time. Adapted from Edgar Wallace’s play, The Terror (hence the title), the film begins with a botched gold robbery which [...]

June 21, 2013