Wrestling Review – WWE Crown Jewel 2021

WWE Crown Jewel 2021 (Cert 15) 2 Discs DVD (Distributor: Fremantle Media) Running Time: 232 minutes approx. One thing COVID put a temporary stop to for WWE was their twice yearly trips to Saudi Arabia to cash on the 10 year Blood Money deal since they were unable to travel across the country let alone …

Movie Review – Sunny Sisters

Sunny Sisters (Yang Guang Jie Mei Tao) China (2021) Dir. Bao Bei Er Friends are important in life - or so I’ve heard, I have none - and whilst many come and go, there are those who stay with you through thick or thin, allowing you to all grow old together. Unless that is purely …

Movie Review – Hell’s Garden

Hell’s Garden (Jigoku-no-hanazono: Office Royale) Japan (2021) Dir. Kazuaki Seki As we know, Japan’s culture differentiates from others in many unique ways, from its esoteric arts to its bespoke traditions. Even the business sector isn’t immune from this with the Office Lady (OL), a dispensable female worker drone designed to handle menial tasks and brighten …

Movie Review – Prisoners Of The Ghostland

Prisoners Of The Ghostland US (2021) Dir. Sion Sono For some reason, presumably wider international exposure, filmmakers from non-English speaking territories aspire to make a film in Hollywood. Some are successful, most are not. Japanese provocateur Sion Sono is the latest director to sell his soul to the Tinsel Town devil. In quarantined region of …

Wrestling Review – WWE: Best of 1996 – Prelude To Attitude

WWE: Best of 1996 - Prelude To Attitude (Cert 15) 2 Discs DVD (Distributor: Fremantle Media) Running Time: 355 minutes approx. The Attitude Era is when the WWF went stratospheric on the backs on Steve Austin, The Rock, DX, and Al Snow. Okay, that last one was a joke, but in terms of success, WWF …

Movie Review – Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings

Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings US (2021) Dir. Destin Daniel Cretton Now in a post-Avengers mode, Marvel is expanding its cinematic universe by digging out other properties in its expansive canon for the big screen treatment. And with the wider representation movement in Hollywood in full flow, this is a great time …

Movie Review – Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn

Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn (Cert 18) Theatrical (Distributor: Sovereign Film Distribution) Running Time: 108 minutes approx. Apparently, the most searched term on the internet in Romania is “blowjob” followed by “empathy”. I wouldn’t normally delve into the unlikelihood of there being a connection between the two and if there is, it would no …

Movie Review – Lamb

Lamb (Dýrið) Iceland (2021) Dir. Valdimar Jóhannsson You’ve heard the jokes about the Welsh and their alleged romantic fondness for ovine company but - I hope - they are just cruel jokes, and if there is a truth to this, I don’t really want to know about it. Meanwhile, over in Iceland… Husband and wife …

Movie Review – Restart The Earth

Restart The Earth (Chong Qi Di Qiu) China (2021) Dir. Lin Zhenzhao Not a bad suggestion if you think about given the way things are going at the moment, with right wing leaders making a mess of everything, COVID, racism, and other issues making the world a pretty miserable place right now. This film however, …

Movie Review – Wildland (Kød & blod)

Wildland (Kød & blod) Denmark (2020) Dir. Jeanette Nordahl Family is everything but for many of us, we tend to associate that with those immediate to us - i.e. mum, dad, brother, sister, etc. Whilst we may know the other branches of our extended kinfolk, we may find their day to day life is a …