Tagged with DVD

DVD Review: New Girl Season 1 [M15]

DVD Review: New Girl Season 1 [M15]

Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Jake Johnson, Lamorne Morris, Hannah Simone The Show: New Girl is a show that took me a few episodes to really get into, but once I did it was really worth sticking with. It is fun, funny, quirky and actually very delightful. The characters are all very different to each … Continue reading

DVD Review: Retreat [MA15] by Bea Harper

DVD Review: Retreat [MA15] by Bea Harper

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

DVD Review: Alien Gateway [MA15]

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: Goodbye, First Love [M15]

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

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]

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