Cinema Review – The Cow Who Sang A Song Into the Future

The Cow Who Sang A Song Into the Future (Cert 15) Theatrical (Distributor: Sovereign Films) Running Time: 98 minutes approx. Release Date – March 24th Bet you didn’t think cows could sing, did you? Well, if they can jump over the moon per the old nursery rhyme, I guess they can do anything. Maybe the …

Blu-ray Review – Corsage

  Corsage (Cert 15) 1 Disc DVD/Blu-ray (Distributor: Picturehouse Entertainment) Running Time: 114 minutes approx. Release Date – March 13th Life supposedly begins at 40 - unless you are in the public eye in which case you can’t be seen looking your age, which has always been daft to me. Anyway, for some this is …

VOD Review – Holy Spider

Holy Spider (Cert 18) VOD (Distributor: MUBI) Running Time: 117 minutes approx. Release Date – March 10th Life in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries for women is not a happy existence, as they struggle under the oppression of a strict patriarchal Islamic society. This has been documented in both the news and in fiction …

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, …

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 Review – Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin

Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin (Cert 15) VOD (Distributor: Arrow Films) Running Time: 112 minutes approx. Release Date – February 14th Confession: Before I watched this documentary, I had not heard of Jean Rollin, although this would be part of the reason why this was made, to help raise the profile …

Blu-ray Review – A Woman Kills

A Woman Kills (Cert 15) 1 Disc Blu-ray (Distributor: Radiance Films) Running Time: 69 minutes approx. Release Date – February 6th I’m not going to lie to you, this is one of the trickiest films I’ve ever had to review. Had I just been able to watch it then move on that would have been …

Cinema Review – The Substitute

The Substitute (Cert 15) Theatrical (Distributor: Sovereign Films) Running Time: 112 minutes approx. Release Date – January 20th Teaching must be a frustrating job for those who pursue it. I’m sure many like the idea of imparting knowledge, information, and fundamental life skills to potential geniuses. Yet life is changing and modern kids are growing …

Blu-ray Review – The Working Class Goes To Heaven

The Working Class Goes To Heaven (Cert 15) 1 Disc Blu-ray (Distributor: Radiance Films) Running Time: 115 minutes approx. Release Date – January 2nd As so they should, since their fat cat bosses are already living in their own luxurious, obscenely funded ideal of paradise. We all need something nice to look forward to at …

Blu-ray Review – Big Time Gambling Boss

Big Time Gambling Boss (Cert 15) 1 Disc Blu-ray (Distributor: Radiance Films) Running Time: 95 minutes approx. Release Date – January 2nd Honestly, if you can’t trust a corrupt Yakuza boss then who can you trust? That the Yakuza have a code of honour they must swear by and adhere to during their tenure is …