The Bridge (Sweden/Denmark: Bron/Broen).Starring Sofia Helin, Kim Bodnia, Dag Malmberg, Rafael Pettersson, Puk Scharbau, Sarah Boberg, Lars Simonsen, Emil Birk Hartmann and Vickie Bak Laursen.SYNOPSIS:TV series following an oddly paired duo of Swedish and Danish police inspectors who must work together to solve the most gruesome and potentially world changing of mysteries…Offering up countless whodunits […]
Blu-ray Review – Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)
Hell Comes to Frogtown, 1988. Directed by Donald G. Jackson and R.J. Kizer.Starring Roddy Piper, William Smith, Sandahl Bergman, Eyde Byrde and Cec Verrell. SYNOPSIS: Sam Hell is a prisoner of the female faction who took over the US after nuclear war. Mutants thrive in the wasteland while humans face possible extinction due to infertility. Bomb […]
Dredding L.A.: Douglas Wolk & Ulises Farinas talk about Mega-City Two
Trevor Hogg chats with Douglas Wolk and Ulises Farinas about bringing the swift justice of Judge Dredd to the West Coast… Douglas Wolk “My grandmother was an incredible painter, and my father sculpted on the weekends for many years and recently took it up again,” states Douglas Wolk who is a Portland, Oregon-based author and […]
DVD Review – Penthouse North (2013)
Penthouse North, 2013. Directed by Joseph Ruben.Starring Michelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton, Barry Sloane, Andrew W. Walker and Kaniehtiio Horn. SYNOPSIS: A reclusive photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life. Certain types of films seem to come in cycles. A successful […]
Blu-ray Review – Prisoners (2013)
Prisoners, 2013. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano. SYNOPSIS: When Keller Dover’s daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate […]
DVD Review – Force of Execution (2013)
Force of Execution, 2013. Directed by Keoni Waxman.Starring Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo and Bren Foster. SYNOPSIS: Alexander Coates’ (Seagal) criminal empire has been good to him – and devastating to his enemies – until his number one hit man, Roman Hurst, messes up what should have been a routine hit. Alexander spares his […]
Special Features – R.I.P. P.S.H.
Oliver Davis on the passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman… Philip Seymour Hoffman (or ‘PSH’ as he was lovingly called in my house) was never a leading man in the conventional sense. A man of untucked shirts, his face was rough and slightly weathered, his portly torso giving him the appearance of a New York slob.But […]
DVD Review – Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013)
Dracula: The Dark Prince, 2013. Directed by Pearry Reginald Teo.Starring Luke Roberts, Jon Voight, Kelly Wenham, Ben Robson, Holly Earl and Stephen Hogan. SYNOPSIS: In his quest to find the only weapon powerful enough to destroy him, Dracula (Roberts) falls in love with Alina (Kelly Wenham), a woman who bears a striking resemblance to his […]
DVD Review – Thanks for Sharing (2012)
Thanks for Sharing, 2012. Directed by Stuart BlumbergStarring Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins, Josh Gad, Joely Richardson and Alecia Moore. SYNOPSIS: Adam (Mark Ruffalo) is a recovering sex addict, who begins to doubt his six years of celibacy when he meets dream girl Phoebe (Gwenyth Paltrow). Leader of the self help group, Mike (Tim […]
Al Pacino Retrospective – The Panic in Needle Park
Simon Columb begins our Al Pacino Retrospective with a look at The Panic in Needle Park…While we read of those trapped in the never-ending cycle of drug-use, it is more tragic and soul-destroying to see the innocent victim pulled into it. In 1971, The Panic in Needle Park captures the story of an artist’s girlfriend […]
