Emma Withington reviews LEGO Worlds… A meteorite plummets into the LEGO earth, sending studs scattering into temporary chaos. As the debris settles, a perfectly formed crater remains. The lost spaceman – let’s call him Nondescript Norman – finds his first tool, cooling off in the centre: The Discovery Tool. A whole new world of possibilities […]
Movie Review – The Fits (2015)
The Fits, 2015. Directed by Anna Rose Holmer. Starring Royalty Hightower, Alexis Neblett, Da’Sean Minor, Lauren Gibson, Makyla Burnam, Inayah Rodgers, and Antonio A.B. Grant Jr. SYNOPSIS: 11 year old Toni becomes enamored with a dance troupe called the Lionesses across the hall from the boxing gym she trains in with her older brother. After […]
DVD Review – The City of the Dead (1960)
The City of the Dead, 1960. Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey. Starring Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee, Tom Naylor, Valentine Dyall, Venetia Stevenson, Fred Johnson, and Norman Macowan. SYNOPSIS: A student travels to a remote New England village to research a paper on witchcraft, only to discover that the old legends of sacrifice may […]
Blu-ray Review – House: The Complete Collection
House: The Complete Collection Limited Edition Box Set Directed by Steve Miner/Ethan Wiley/James Isaac/Lewis Abernathy. Starring William Katt, Kay Lenz, George Wendt, Richard Moll, Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Lar Park-Lincoln, Amy Yasbeck, Bill Maher, John Ratzenberger, Dean Cleverdon, Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Dedee Pfeiffer, Terri Treas, Melissa Clayton, Scott Burkholder, Denny […]
DVD Review – Caltiki, The Immortal Monster (1959)
Caltiki, The Immortal Monster, 1959. Directed by Riccardo Freda & Mario Bava. Starring John Merivale, Didi Sullivan, Gérard Herter, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Gail Pearl, and Daniela Rocca. SYNOPSIS: A group of scientists investigating the disappearance of an ancient Mayan civilisation discover a remnant of an alien species that infects one of their crew. Caltiki, The […]
Movie Review – Going in Style (2017)
Going in Style, 2017. Directed by Zach Braff Starring Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, Joey King, Peter Serafinowitz, Christopher Lloyd, Kenan Thompson, John Ortiz and Matt Dillon SYNOPSIS: Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to […]
Movie Review – Kill the Messenger (2014)
Kill the Messenger, 2014. Directed by Michael Cuesta. Starring Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Paz Vega, Michael Sheen, Robert Patrick, Tim Blake Nelson, Ray Liotta, Michael K. Williams, Barry Pepper, Andy Garcia, Rosemarie DeWitt and Oliver Platt. SYNOPSIS: A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of […]
Second Opinion – Man Down (2015)
Man Down, 2015. Directed by Dito Montiel Starring Shia LaBeouf, Jai Courtney, Gary Oldman, Kate Mara and Clifton Collins Jr. SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor. Man Down is the latest in a long line […]
Movie Review – Victor Frankenstein (2015)
Victor Frankenstein, 2015. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Freddie Fox, Mark Gatiss, and Charles Dance. SYNOPSIS: Told from Igor’s perspective, we see the troubled young assistant’s dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of […]
DVD Review – Zombie Lake (1981)
Zombie Lake, 1981. Directed by Jean Rollin. Starring Howard Vernon, Pierre-Marie Escourrou, Anouchka, Antonio Mayans, and Lynn Monteil. SYNOPSIS: A French village becomes overrun with Nazi soldiers killed in World War II who have returned as zombies. The launch title for new label Black House Films, 1981’s Zombie Lake is considered something of a classic […]
