Movie Review – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever US (2022) Dir. Ryan Coogler It’s been well documented everyone handles grief differently, but some have it harder if in a position of great responsibility like being a member of a ruling monarchy. They can’t just lock themselves away and come out again when they feel like, they have to carry …

Wrestling Review – WWE RAW Is 30 – 30th Anniversary Special

WWE RAW Is 30 - 30th Anniversary Special (Cert 15) 1 Discs DVD (Distributor: Fremantle Media) Running Time: 135 minutes approx. Release Date: March 6th   On January 11th 1993, Monday Night RAW made its debut, boasting how it was live (not always though) which was unheard for wrestling TV shows, as most stations in …

Blu-ray Review – Fill ‘Er Up With Super

Fill 'Er Up With Super (Cert 15) 1 Disc Blu-ray (Distributor: Radiance Films) Running Time: 96 minutes approx. Release Date – March 6th Boys and their toys. Give them a car and an open road and who knows what mischief they’d get up to. But this is 70s French cinema so no car chases, gangsters, …

Movie Review – Alcarràs

Alcarràs Spain/Italy (2022) Dir. Carla Simón Per noted academic Peter Kreeft “A family that fights together stays together”, which has a lot to unpack. For instance, there is the possibility one member of the family could die in combat, thus breaking up the unit. Flippancy aside, this caveat is put to the test in this …

Movie Review – The Banshees Of Inisherin

The Banshees Of Inisherin Ireland (2022) Dir. Martin McDonagh Having fallen out with many friends in my lifetime, aside from the hurt it caused me, my main preoccupation was wondering “why?”, a question I don’t think I ever got a proper answer to. Is being told why someone doesn’t want to know you a good …

Movie Review – The Burning Sea

The Burning Sea (Nordsjøen) Norway (2021) Dir. John Andreas Andersen I’m beginning to wonder if Scandinavia isn’t the least safe place in the world. If their TV dramas are any indication, you can’t wake up in the morning without the threat of being brutally murdered, whilst their countryside is full of roaming mythical beasts! Then …

Blu-Ray Review – Linie 1

Linie 1 (Cert 15) 1 Disc Blu-ray (Distributor: StudioCanal) Running Time: 100 minutes approx. Release Date – February 20th StudioCanal, the home media distributor launched a new sub-label Cult Classics in 2022. As the name suggests, it occupies a similar space to newly established Radiance films, bringing obscure, niche titles to our attention via new …

VOD Anime Review – Lupin III vs. Cat’s Eye

Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye (Rupan sansei vs Kyattsu ai) Japan (2023) Dirs. Hiroyuki Seshita, Kôbun Shizuno & Keisuke Ide Here’s a rare two-for-the-price-of-one anime film in which two different properties are brought together for a singular adventure. This isn’t like The Avengers or Justice League where the individual characters are part of the one …

Movie Review – Preparations To Be Together For An Unknown Period Of Time

Preparations To Be Together For An Unknown Period Of Time (Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre) Hungary (2020) Dir. Lili Horvát “I think I made you up inside my head.” Erotomania is the sensation befalling a person who falls in love with someone, usually a celebrity, and not only believe it is real but is also …

Movie Review – Undine

Undine Germany (2020) Dir. Christian Petzold Sometimes it helps to know a little bit about a film before you go into it, in this instance the mythological folklore behind the main story. For the uninitiated like me, Undine are water spirits and in one story, a water nymph turned into a human after falling in …