No straight-to-VOD for this one, the third in the Bill & Ted franchise will be opening on 23 SEPTEMBER in UK CINEMAS (remember them? Pleasure palace, rows of seats, always freezing, and if empty that one weird person will still come and sit next to you). Directed by Dean Parisot, with returning franchise writers Chris… Bill & Ted Face The Music to open in cinemas in UK Read More
Today’s project: Power
Warning: very spoilery article. (You can read my review and watch the trailer here.) Hidden superpowers – we all have them. I apparently have a third arm visible only to my children, which miraculously appears at school pick-up when they chuck everything at me. If you don’t, then try pretending you do. It’s amazing what… Today’s project: Power Read More
Project Power 3.5 stars
On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. Near the start of new Netflix Original Project Power there’s a montage of calls to the emergency services with stunned callers relating what they’ve just seen. It’s the modern version of five minutes… Project Power Read More
Spartan epic 300 gets a 4K Ultra HD release this October
The film – about the Battle of Thermopylae – is out on blu-ray on 5 October and om digital on 6 October. The disc set will contain an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc with the feature film in 4K with HDR, and a Blu-ray disc of 300. The digital version will be available in 4K Ultra HD…. Spartan epic 300 gets a 4K Ultra HD release this October Read More
The Devil All The Time trailer: Some people are just born to be buried
*** My review and article are now live *** Hot, sweaty and suspenseful, this slice of midwestern gothic spans the time between World War II and the Vietnam War, in a seductive and horrific landscape that pits the just against the corrupted. Here’s the synopsis: In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighbouring backwoods, sinister characters —… The Devil All The Time trailer: Some people are just born to be buried Read More
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 4 stars
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K… Ted “Theodore” Logan and Bill S. Preston Esq are in danger of flunking school most heinously if they fail their history exam, and if they do they’ll have to break up their totally bodacious band, Wyld Stallynds. No way! Just a few weeks before the release of… Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Read More
The Rifleman trailer: growing up at war
The film that broke all domestic box office records during its Latvian run is now available on digital in the UK, with the DVD release on 24 August. The film is adapted from Aleksandrs Grins’ book Blizzard of Souls, which was banned in the USSR, based on Grins’ own war experiences in a Latvian battalion…. The Rifleman trailer: growing up at war Read More
Llet’s go into Apartment 1BR…
Spoiler warning! Stay outside the door if you don’t want to know what happens (you can read my review here). Well first of all, RIP Giles, whose goose was well and truly cooked. And congratulations to Sarah on her “marriage” to Lester! Oh and on her escape from Alcatraz. To me, Apartment 1BR is about… Llet’s go into Apartment 1BR… Read More
Apartment 1BR 3.5 stars
Sarah tries to start anew in LA, but her neighbours are not what they seem. Really, I would always be suspicious of a rental advertised as both luxury and affordable, but I’m an old cynic. For the timid Sarah in David Marmor’s expertly-paced horror – estranged from her own family, newly arrived in LA and… Apartment 1BR Read More
Who is the woman in black, and other stories
Warning: very spoilery! If you haven’t read my review, it’s here. First of all, what’s in a name? Kneale changed the name of his hero from Kipps to Kidd, apparently because writer Susan Hill took Kipps’ name from an HG Wells story. The name of the woman in black has also changed. In the book… Who is the woman in black, and other stories Read More
The Woman In Black (1989) 4.5 stars
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister. (Now restored and available on blu-ray / DVD) Read my accompanying article Who is the woman in black? And other stories for more (including spoilers). The old house where… The Woman In Black (1989) Read More
Magical Adventures In The Forbidden City: new trailer
The Elders of a city tell the populace that there’s a disease raging outside and they must shut the borders for decades – meanwhile supposedly infected citizens disappear. No not a COVID-19 conspiracy theory, but fantasy film Magical Adventures in the Forbidden City, starring Eddie Marsan, and Tinatin Dalakishvili as Abigail, a young woman searching… Magical Adventures In The Forbidden City: new trailer Read More
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