Willie Dynamite, 1974. Directed by Gilbert Moses. Starring Roscoe Orman, Diana Sands, Thalmas Rasulala, Joyce Walker, George Murdock, and Juanita Brown. SYNOPSIS : Willie Dynamite is the flashiest pimp in New York with all the glitz and glamour that the high life can offer. But can a tough social worker help change his mercenary ways? […]
Class Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Lost’
Alex Moreland reviews the eighth and final episode of the Doctor Who spinoff Class… Look at you, in your little circle. Pretending to be heroes and never expecting to pay a price. ‘The Lost’ proves to be a disappointing finale to Class – one that, ultimately, is unable to deliver upon the promise of the […]
Blu-ray Review – Raising Cain (1992)
Raising Cain, 1992. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, and Amanda Pombo. SYNOPSIS: The wife of a respected child psychologist starts to suspect that her husband’s obsession with their daughter’s behaviour may not be very healthy. Returning to the well of […]
Blu-ray Review – Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
Dirty Dancing, 1987. Directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Wayne Knight, Cynthia Rhodes, Kelly Bishop, Jack Weston, Jane Brucker, and Lonny Price. SYNOPSIS: In the summer of 1963, teenager Baby Houseman goes on a family holiday and falls in love with a rebellious dance teacher. Nostalgia is a powerful thing, […]
Movie Review – Jason Bourne (2016)
Jason Bourne, 2016. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Tommy Lee Jones, Ato Essandoh, Riz Ahmed and Scott Shepherd. SYNOPSIS: Jason Bourne, now remembering who he truly is, tries to uncover hidden truths about his past. And like that, we find ourselves being beaten to a bloody pulp […]
Movie Review – A Dog’s Purpose (2017)
A Dog’s Purpose 2017 Directed by Lasse Hallström Starring Josh Gad, Britt Robertson, K.J. Apa, Bryce Gheisar, John Ortiz, Logan Miller, Dennis Quaid, and Peggy Lipton SYNOPSIS: A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners. It turns out that human beings are not the only ones that […]
Movie Review – Capture Kill Release (2016)
Capture Kill Release, 2016. Directed by Nick McAnulty and Brian Allan Stewart. Starring Jennifer Fraser, Farhang Ghajar, and Jon Gates. SYNOPSIS: A couple buy a camera and film themselves planning to murder a random stranger for the sexual thrill, but things don’t quite go to plan when one of them takes a more active role […]
Class Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Detained’
Alex Moreland reviews the sixth episode of Class… The truth came clear and had to be said. Nothing about this episode should work. It’s a bottle episode, restricted to one setting, and relies on the fairly simplistic, even cliché, premise of the gang being put in detention. The central conceit – a rock that prompts […]
Movie Review – The Club (2015)
The Club, 2015. Directed by Pablo Larrain. Starring Alfredo Castran, Roberto Farias, Antonia Zegers, Jaime Vadell, Alejandro Goic, Alejandro Sieveking, Marcelo Alonso, Jose Soza and Francisco Reyes. SYNOPSIS: A crisis counsellor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced members of the clergy, suspected of crimes ranging from child […]
Daredevil Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘New York’s Finest’
Ricky Church reviews the third episode of Daredevil season two… When there is one hero who has sworn against killing and another who sees the black and white value in taking life, its inevitable for them to have that philosophical conversation debating their beliefs. ‘New York’s Finest’ dealt primarily with Daredevil’s and Punisher’s beliefs in […]
