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Blu-ray Review – ‘Dave Made a Maze’ collapses like its made of cardboard

27/01/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2019, Adam Busch, Adventure, Bill Watterson, Certificate: 15, Comedy, Dave Made a Maze, Fantasy, Frank Caeti, Horror, James Urbaniak, January 2019, John Hennigan, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Nick Thune, Rating: Poop, Stephanie Allynne

Fantasy-comedy Dave Made a Maze is a strange genre hybrid that never quite lives up to its visual invention and clever central concept.

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Blu-ray Review – ‘Laura’ is a snappy, satisfying 1940s film noir

14/01/2019 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 1944, 2019, Blu-ray, Certificate: PG, Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, Dorothy Adams, Gene Tierney, January 2019, Judith Anderson, Laura, Noir, Otto Preminger, Thriller, Vincent Price

Otto Preminger’s 90-minute noir Laura is an enthralling and entertaining film noir that never outstays its welcome.

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DVD Review – ‘The Equalizer 2’ is a flat, jumbled action sequel

18/12/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Action, Antoine Fuqua, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman, Certificate: 15, December 2018, Denzel Washington, DVD, Melissa Leo, Orson Bean, Pedro Pascal, Rating: Poop, Sakina Jaffrey, The Equalizer, The Equalizer 2, Thriller

Denzel Washington stars in his first ever sequel with Equalizer 2, but leaves you wondering why this caused him to break his golden rule.

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Blu-ray Review – ‘The Festival’ remains an anarchic comedy highlight of 2018

10/12/201809/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Blu-ray, Certificate: 15, Claudia O'Doherty, Comedy, December 2018, Emma Rigby, Hammed Animashaun, Hannah Tointon, Hugh Coles, Iain Morris, Jemaine Clement, Joe Thomas, Kurt Yaeger, Lizzy Connolly, Nick Frost, Noel Fielding, Rating: Pop, The Festival, Theo Barklem-Biggs

Joe Thomas reunites with Inbetweeners creator Iain Morris for the anarchic comedy The Festival, which is now out on DVD and Blu-ray.

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DVD Review – ‘The Littlest Reindeer’ is a perfectly acceptable kids’ film for Christmas

22/11/2018 Luke Stevenson 0 Comment 2018, Animation, Certificate: PG, Christmas, DVD, Jeff Dunham, Jennifer Westcott, John Cleese, Josh Hutcherson, Martin Short, Morena Baccarin, October 2018, Rating: Pop, Samantha Bee, The Littlest Reindeer

Josh Hutcherson and Samantha Bee star in family-friendly Christmas film The Littlest Reindeer, which is out on DVD in the UK now.

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Blu-ray Review – John Carpenter’s ‘The Fog’ is creeping back in a 4K restoration

28/10/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Adrienne Barbeau, Blu-ray, Certificate: 15, Hal Holbrook, Horror, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Carpenter, Nancy Loomis, October 2018, Rating: Pop, The Fog, Tom Atkins

John Carpenter’s horror classic The Fog is back in UK cinemas in a new 4K restoration ahead of a new collector’s edition release on Blu-ray.

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DVD & Blu-ray Featured Guest Posts Small Screen 

DVD Review – Anime series ‘Yuri!!! On Ice’ makes a figure skating romance compelling

09/10/2018 Patrick Wilson 0 Comment 2018, Anime, Certificate: 12, DVD, Jerry Jewell, Josh Grelle, Micah Solusod, October 2018, Rating: Pop, Sayo Yamamoto, Yuri!!! On Ice

Half sporting underdog tale and half engrossing romance, Yuri!!! On Ice is an interesting and entertaining anime series.

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Blu-ray Review – ‘The Baby’ is an oddball horror that gets unexpectedly nasty

22/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 1973, 2018, Anjanette Comer, Blu-ray, Certificate: 15, David Mooney, Horror, Marianna Hill, Rating: Pop, Ruth Roman, September 2018, Suzanne Zenor, Ted Post, The Baby

As it arrives on UK Blu-ray in a new package from Arrow Video, 1973 horror movie The Baby remains an incredibly bizarre tale.

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Blu-ray Review – Screwball classic ‘My Man Godfrey’ moves like a comedy whirlwind

18/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Alan Mowbray, Alice Brady, Blu-ray, Carole Lombard, Certificate: U, Comedy, Eugene Pallette, Gail Patrick, Gregory La Cava, Jean Dixon, Mischa Auer, My Man Godfrey, Rating: Pop, September 2018, William Powell

Depression-era comedy My Man Godfrey is a powerful class satire that embraces all of the farcical quickstep of the screwball sub-genre.

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Blu-ray Review – ‘Horrors of Malformed Men’ is clumsy, but knows how to chill to the bone

15/09/201818/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Blu-ray, Certificate: 18, Horror, Horrors of Malformed Men, Michiko Kobata, Minoru Ôki, Rating: Pop, September 2018, Tatsumi Hijikata, Teruko Yumi, Teruo Ishii, Teruo Yoshida, Yukie Kagawa

Teruo Ishii’s adaptation of a Japanese mystery story is a frequently disturbing, occasionally frustrating chiller.

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Blu-ray Review – ‘Salvador’ is an unflinching look at political hypocrisy

15/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Blu-ray, Certificate: 18, Cindy Gibb, Elpidia Carrillo, James Woods, Jim Belushi, John Savage, Oliver Stone, Rating: Pop, Salvador, September 2018

Oliver Stone takes on the politics of Central America in the 1980s with the down and dirty war drama Salvador.

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