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EIFF 2022 Review: LOLA – “A clever piece of micro-film science fiction”

EIFF 2022 Review: LOLA – “A clever piece of micro-film science fiction”

Posted by on Aug 18, 2022 in All, drama, Film, Headline, indie, Reviews, sci-fi, war | 0 comments

Directed by Andrew Legge Starring Stefanie Martini, Emma Appleton, Rory Fleck Byrne, Aaron Monaghan I had a good feeling when I first read...

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Bond Blog: The World Is Not Enough – A James Bond Retrospective

Bond Blog: The World Is Not Enough – A James Bond Retrospective

Posted by on Aug 18, 2022 in action, All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, thriller | 1 comment

Writing Bond Blog has given me some genuine revelations. Watching the films in sequence, you can see the developments and the repetitions,...

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EIFF 2022 Review: Goodbye, Don Glees! – “A beautiful-looking, wonderfully emotional work”

EIFF 2022 Review: Goodbye, Don Glees! – “A beautiful-looking, wonderfully emotional work”

Posted by on Aug 17, 2022 in All, animated, comedy, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

Directed by Atsuko Ishizuka Starring Natsuki Hanae, Yuki Kaji, Ayumu Murase Making its UK debut at the 75th Edinburgh International Film...

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Animation at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Animation at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Posted by on Aug 15, 2022 in All, animated, Film, indie, Reviews, short film | 0 comments

My first day at the 2022 edition of the world’s longest continually running film festival (now in its 75th year), and I started off...

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Review: Event Horizon 25th Anniversary SteelBook Collector’s Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray

Review: Event Horizon 25th Anniversary SteelBook Collector’s Edition 4K UHD & Blu-ray

Posted by on Aug 12, 2022 in action, All, drama, DVD/Blu-ray, fantasy, Film, Headline, horror, Reviews, sci-fi, thriller | 1 comment

Event Horizon is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new, 4K Ultra HD™ + Blu-ray™ Collector’s Edition SteelBook®. The...

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Review: Summering – “Best when it’s really just following the four girls and their friendship”

Review: Summering – “Best when it’s really just following the four girls and their friendship”

Posted by on Aug 12, 2022 in All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews | 0 comments

August:  I recently saw it described online as the ‘Sunday of summer’.  And yes, as a kid I remember it being the ‘beginning of the end.’ ...

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Bond Blog: Tomorrow Never Dies – A James Bond Retrospective

Bond Blog: Tomorrow Never Dies – A James Bond Retrospective

Posted by on Aug 11, 2022 in action, All, comedy, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, thriller | 0 comments

On leaving the cinema after GoldenEye, I was very ready to see another Bronson Bond and so too were the studio and undoubtedly Brosnan...

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US Blu-ray and DVD Releases: Heat, Child’s Play, Event Horizon, Hot Seat and more

US Blu-ray and DVD Releases: Heat, Child’s Play, Event Horizon, Hot Seat and more

Posted by on Aug 8, 2022 in All, DVD/Blu-ray, Film, Reviews | Comments Off on US Blu-ray and DVD Releases: Heat, Child’s Play, Event Horizon, Hot Seat and more

For regular readers of this column, I’ll be on vacation for the next two weeks, so there will be no new columns. I’ve gone ahead and...

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Review: Prey – “Vicious and brutal”

Review: Prey – “Vicious and brutal”

Posted by on Aug 5, 2022 in action, All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, sci-fi, thriller | 2 comments

Prey is finally with us. Instead of a cinematic release it has gone straight to streaming – either Disney+ or Hulu depending on...

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Bond Blog: GoldenEye – A James Bond Retrospective

Bond Blog: GoldenEye – A James Bond Retrospective

Posted by on Aug 4, 2022 in action, All, drama, Film, Headline, Reviews, sci-fi, thriller | 0 comments

When GoldenEye came out six years after License to Kill, it felt as if the Bond franchise needed fresh blood. There was the U2-penned Bond...

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