Category: Blu-ray / DVD Film Review

BR: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

BR: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

December 30, 2015 | By

In early 2015, the film version of E.L. Johnson’s best-selling and ‘epic erotic novel’ – the first of a trilogy – debuted in cinemas, packing fans and the curious of this supposed literary phenomenon into cinemas. Johnson’s tale is centered on a young literary college graduate being enticed by a wealthy businessman harboring BDSM preferences…

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BR: Manos – The Hands of Fate (1966)

BR: Manos – The Hands of Fate (1966)

December 29, 2015 | By

Back in the mid-sixties, community theatre actor / fertilizer salesman Harold (Hal) P. Warren mined his local El Paso, Texas, theatre troupe for what he hoped could be an entry into big-time feature-length filmmaking, but when Manos: The Hands of Fate finally premiered at the local Capri Theatre…

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BR: Scorpio (1973)

BR: Scorpio (1973)

December 18, 2015 | By

Michael Winner’s espionage thriller is really a thinly veiled variation of his prior film, the hitman classic The Mechanic (1970), in which an aged & experienced ace ultimately becomes the target of his younger partner, a cocksure snot eager to raise his own profile and become the top in his profession…

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BR: Innocent Bystanders (1972)

BR: Innocent Bystanders (1972)

December 18, 2015 | By

After directing the international and cult hit The Italian Job (1969), Peter Collinson seemed poised to break into the big time, landing high profile productions that would benefit from his glossy commercial style…

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DVD: Doc Martin – Season 7 (2015)

DVD: Doc Martin – Season 7 (2015)

December 9, 2015 | By

From a North American stance, it is unusual for a series to motor on, especially as seasons produced every few years in response to a loyal fan base rather than a pre-ordained plan, and a show where pretty much everyone who’s been associated with the production returns to do their humble part…

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