23rd Mar2015

‘Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers’ Blu-ray Review (88 Films)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley, Jay Richardson, Dawn Wildsmith, Michelle Bauer, Esther Elise, Tricia Burns, Fox Harris, Jimmy Williams | Written by Fred Olen Ray, T.L. Lankford | Directed by Fred Olen Ray he United Kingdom has an infamous history when it comes to censorship. The debacle of the eighties with many films, either good […]

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23rd Mar2015

‘The Bogey Man’ Blu-ray Review (88 Films)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Suzanna Love, Nicholas Love, Ron James, John Carradine, Raymond Boyden, Felicite Morgan, Bill Rayburn, Llewelyn Thomas | Written by Ulli Lommel, Suzanna Love, David Herschel | Directed by Ulli Lommel 88 Films have really been treating horror fans well lately with their recent titles and they are keeping that trend going with their latest release in their […]

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22nd Mar2015

‘Paddington’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman, Ben Whishaw, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Matt Lucas | Written and Directed by Paul King When characters from children’s television shows are translated onto the silver screen sometimes the results aren’t exactly positive.  Paddington is one of the […]

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22nd Mar2015

‘Silicon Valley: The Complete First Season’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Thomas Middleditch, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, T.J. Miller, Christopher Evan Welch, Matt Ross | Created by Alec Berg, Mike Judge I’m a fan of The Big Bang Theory and I always will be, but the criticism it often gets for mocking “nerds” is something hard to defend it from, because a lot of the humour is obviously […]

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21st Mar2015

‘Rollerball’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Pamela Hensley, Barbara Trentham, John Normington, Shane Rimmer, Burt Kwouk | Written by William Harrison | Directed by Norman Jewison We live in an age where remakes take movies from the past and look to modernise them, sometimes changing them completely.  Sometimes this works, […]

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20th Mar2015

‘Network’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Academy)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty | Written by Paddy Chayefsky | Directed by Sidney Lumet In the cynical age of the Internet we’ve grown to understand how the news works and how the networks manipulate information into a form that will try to persuade the people watching […]

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20th Mar2015

‘Arrow: Heroes and Villains’ Book Review

by Paul Metcalf

Written by Nick Aires | Published by Titan Books | Format: Paperback, 176pp If there is one thing I know about Arrow, it is that I need to catch up with it – I’m way behind. One thing I did to get my interest in taking up this catch up was to look at Arrow: […]

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19th Mar2015

‘Dark Summer’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Keir Gilchrist, Stella Maeve, Maestro Harrell, Peter Stormare, Grace Phipps | Written by Mike Le | Directed by Paul Solet When I think of horror movies that use the house arrest conceit my mind wanders to films like 100 Feet, Housebound and even Disturbia – although that one is more of a thriller, it is still a […]

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18th Mar2015

‘Life is Strange – Episode 1: Chrysalis’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

I’d read a lot about Life is Strange and it seemed to sound like a game I’d be interested in, which is a shame for me as I didn’t take the dive straight away until the second episode release date was announced (March 24th). This pushed me to at least try it out, and I […]

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18th Mar2015

‘Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 2 – Atlas Mugged’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

If there is one thing that Telltale Games have to sort out it is the release schedule of their episodic games. Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 2 – Atlas Mugged has finally been released and as we are informs at the start of the game even the game characters know it has been a long […]

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17th Mar2015

‘WWE The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Chris Jericho may be with WWE part-time, but some of us remember when he first made his debut in the company, and then realise just how long ago that was.  Some of us even remember him in WCW, even as far back as the original ECW and this is why WWE: The Road is Jericho: […]

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16th Mar2015

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman , Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland | Written by Peter Craig, Danny Strong | Directed by Francis Lawrence After the events of Catching Fire and the destruction of the Games, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) finds herself in District 13, once thought to have been […]

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16th Mar2015

‘Extraterrestrial’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Brittany Allen, Freddie Stroma, Melanie Papalia, Jesse Moss, Anja Savcic, Sean Rogerson, Emily Perkins, Mike Kovac, Fred Keating, Gil Bellows, Michael Ironside | Written and Directed by The Vicious Brothers Horror fans usually know where a film is going when they see a group of walk into a cabin in the woods, it means […]

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15th Mar2015

‘Starry Eyes’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabianne Therese, Shane Coffey, Natalie Castillo, Pat Healy, Nick Simmons, Maria Olsen, Marc Senter, Louis Dezseran | Written and Directed by Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer What would you do to be a star? If you look at modern society it seems that people will do anything to get […]

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15th Mar2015

‘Hostages: The Complete Season One’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

If Nordic Noir hits like The Killing have taught us anything it’s that some of the best television doesn’t come from places like America or the United Kingdom but further afield.  When you take the time to look a little further there are difference styles out there and for a lot of viewers burnt out […]

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15th Mar2015

‘Broadchurch: Series Two’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

The return of Broadchurch raised one question, just where would they go with the story now? The answer is one that raises a few questions, such as did it really work? In taking the focus to court and also bringing in a past case a lot of good work from the first series was unravelled, […]

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11th Mar2015

‘American Ghost Story’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: David Hayter, Maria del Mar, Casey Hudecki, Amanda Joy Lim, Adrienne Kress, Frank Moore, Samantha Wan, Shara Kim, Craig Porritt | Written and Directed by Joseph O’Brien I never really understand the need to rename horror films once they have already been released under a different name, but I guess there are plenty of […]

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09th Mar2015

Book Review: ‘The Avengers Vault’

by Paul Metcalf

Written by Peter A. David | Published by Aurum Press | Format: Hardback, 176pp It’s hard not to notice that a new Avengers film is on its way.  Avengers: Age of Ultron brings in more characters from the Marvel Universe, but if you’ve not read the comics you may find yourself wondering just where these […]

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08th Mar2015

’71’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid, Sean Harris, Paul Anderson, Richard Dormer, Charlie Murphy, Valene Kane, Martin McCann, Sam Hazeldine, Killian Scott, David Wilmot, Barry Keoghan | Written by Gregory Burke | Directed by Yann Demange As a fan of history I always find myself interested in films like ’71 which look at the complicated issues […]

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08th Mar2015

‘Assassin’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Danny Dyer, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Anouska Mond, Deborah Moore, Robert Cavanah, Holly Weston, Paul Terry, Natalia Ryumina, Bruce Lawrence, Kris Sommerville | Written and Directed by J.K. Amalou What can we say about Danny Dyer? Well that you probably had a reaction to that name at least shows that he has an impact on […]

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03rd Mar2015

‘Playing It Cool’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Iaon Gruffudd, Anthony Mackie, Topher Grace, Aubrey Plaza, Patrick Warburton, Martin Starr, Luke Wilson, Matthew Morrison, Ashley Tisdale, Philip Baker Hall | Written by Chris Shafer, Paul Vicknair | Directed by Justin Reardon Imagine if love was easy, we’d have less rom-coms for a start. These comedies that look at […]

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25th Feb2015

‘Mother’s Day’ Blu-ray Review (88 Films)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Tiana Pierce, Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Frederick Coffin, Michael McCleery, Beatrice Pons, Robert Collins, Peter Fox, Marsella Davidson, Kevin Lowe | Written by Charles Kaufman, Warren Leight | Directed by Charles Kaufman When three young women take a trip into the country to get away from the hectic city life they find themselves taking […]

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