Author Archive
DVD And Blu-ray
Hatchet 3
In 2006, an unlikely new horror franchise appeared at a time when modern horror had lost its sense of fun in a midst of torture porn and nihilism; a low-budget old school slasher with as many (good) bad jokes as memorable kills...
DVD And Blu-ray
Odd Thomas
Odd (Anton Yelchin) isn’t like everyone else in the friendly Californian town Pico Mundo. For starters, his name was apparently a misprint in his birth certificate and his mother was locked up when he was young for being,...
Film
2 Guns
Aah, the tried and trusted buddy action comedy, a staple of the summer blockbuster season. Throw in a pair of mismatched and flawed heroes, pit them against a scenery chewing bad guy and a host of plot twisting complications, b...
DVD And Blu-ray
Inseparable
Li (Daniel Wu – One Night In Mongkok, The Banquet, The Man With The Iron Fists) hasn’t had an easy time lately. Under pressure at work with a looming deadline of his report prior to his company’s latest produ...
Film
When The Dragon Swallowed The Sun
Seven years in the making, and three years after its completion and subsequent acclaim at festivals worldwide, this long awaited and comprehensive look at the plight of Tibet has faced much controversy and objection from China....
Film
Blackfish
Three years ago, a tragic event claimed the world’s headlines and subsequently raised awareness and countless questions regarding the treatment of sea based mammals and their relationship with man. Released this week, Bla...
DVD And Blu-ray
The ABCs Of Death
An ingenious twist on the horror anthology genre, The ABCs Of Death created quite a response worldwide when playing to its initial intended audiences; the horror festival circuit. But on disc, instead of being limited by home v...
Film
Bula Quo
Once upon a time, the summer movie season was all about fun films to make one smile in the intermittent British sunshine. Then it all changed, got bigger, flashier and something was missing- fun. It may have taken over a quarte...
Film
The East
So far this year there have been many larger summer studio action spectaculars that deliver the thrills but lack any heart or intelligence. Thankfully The East has arrived to give us something to think about, both while we watc...
Film
Hummingbird
A tough and uncompromising look at life on the streets of London after dark for homeless ex-servicemen, from the writer of Eastern Promises and the cinematographer of The Mission and The Killing Fields – are not words one...