Dir: Lee Madsen Starring: Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton, Jamie Bell The Film: What is it with Cillian Murphy and dangerous narcotics/biohazardous material? “Retreat” has a view to deliver as much intensity as it can allow and I am happy to report that it does this most admirably. In my opinion, the economical approach to the … Continue reading
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DVD Review: USS Sea Viper [MA15] by Dan McIntosh
Dir: Ralph A. Villani Starring: Tim Large, Jeremy King, Robb Maus, Steve Roth The Film: USS Seaviper is a movie set during the Second World War and primarily takes place on the united states U-boat USS Seaviper. Now most people would be aware of some rather successful submarine movies in recent years, namely The Hunt … Continue reading
DVD Review: [Rec] 3 – Genesis [MA15] by Bede Jermyn
Dir: Paco Plaza Cast: Leticia Dolera, Diego Martin, Javier Bolet, Alex Monner, Claire Boschet, Ismael Martinez The Film: Over the last decade Spain has proven to be a true vital force when it comes to the horror genre by delivering many consistently good and quality horror films that are actually worthy of the hype that’s been praised … Continue reading
DVD Review: Alien Gateway [MA15]
Dir: Billy O’Brien Starring: Joe Flanigan, John Rhys-Davies, Catherine Walker, The Film: The SyFy Original films are very much a love or hate thing with me, and I am sure they are for many others. When done right they can be really entertaining and a lot of fun, when done wrong they can truly be … Continue reading
DVD Review: Jay And Silent Bob Get Irish [MA15]
Jay And Silent Bob aka Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are back with another DVD, this time they get Irish! The DVD set features two shows in Ireland, and the second disc features a special show in Las Vegas. Continue reading
DVD Review: Battle Royale – Director’s Cut [R18] by Bede Jermyn
Dir: Kinji Fukasaku Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando, Kou Shibaski, Takashi Tsukamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama. The Film: Despite being released 12 years ago, the Japanese action film BATTLE ROYALE is still quite a very controversal film to this very day. Once you hear what the film is about, it’s easy … Continue reading
DVD Review: Goodbye, First Love [M15]
Dir: Mia Hansen-Løve Starring: Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Magne-Håvard Brekke The Film: Goodbye, First Love was one of the big features at this years French Film Festival, sadly I wasn’t able to see the film then due to being sick with the flu. Now the film is available on DVD and I was finally able … Continue reading
DVD Review: Hoop Dreams [PG] by Sam Inglis
Shot between 1987 and 1992, the film chronicles the high school basketball careers of two young men in Chicago; William Gates and Arthur Agee. Neither was especially well off, and while both had opportunities due to their prowess as athletes these came more regularly and readily to Gates, as his was the more promising talent. Continue reading
DVD Review: Hated [MA15]
Hated is a fairly different take on the ‘rise to fame’ sub-genre, this is a more mellow type of film about the ones who gets left behind. I do enjoy these types of films, while they can be ‘run of the mill’; generally there is something that sets each apart. Continue reading
Blu-ray Review: The Awakening [M15]
After the initial set up with the film, I was completely hooked and I was glued to the screen the entire time. This was a film that even managed to creep me out a little and I did actually react to an impressive scene full of ‘jump scares’. Continue reading
DVD Review: Hirokin – The Last Samuari [MA15]
Dir: Alejo Mo-Sun Starring: Wes Bentley, Julian Sands, Jessica Szohr, Angus Macfadyen The Film: I really knew nothing about Hirokin before watching the film, I had seen a brief trailer and that was about it. From the trailer the film looked as if it was well made, it certainly looked nice visually; I just had … Continue reading
DVD Review: Lucky [M15]
Lucky is a quirky black comedy, about serial murder and gold digging, elements that can work together however in this case they don’t quite blend. This isn’t a bad film, it also isn’t a great one either Continue reading
DVD Review: Offspring Season 3 [M15]
Offspring really is one of the best Australian TV series, at least for the past few years but it certainly holds a special place in our TV history. Continue reading
DVD Review: The Forgiveness Of Blood [PG]
After the fantastic film Maria Full Of Grace, director Joshua Marston certainly placed himself on a lot of radar’s including my own. I was very curious to see how his latest effort The Forgiveness Of Blood had turned out; this was something that seemed quite different. Continue reading