TV Review: ‘RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop’ (2023)

With its satirical edge and graphic notoriety, RoboCop is one of the most unique sci-fi-action films of all-time. But we already knew that. Paul Verhoeven is a uniquely wild director. But we already knew that, too. In RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, directors Eastwood Allen and Christopher Griffiths dive deep and explore the finest of details behind the 1987 classic, with contributions from more or less every major player and practitioner. Continue reading TV Review: ‘RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop’ (2023)

Film Review: ‘Empire of Light’ (2022)

Sam Mendes – one of Britain’s finest filmmakers – returns to the big screen, his first post-Lockdown film, with a fitting tribute to life and cinema in Empire of Light. Moving on from the blockbuster of Bond and the one-shot-spectacle of 1917, Mendes’ latest picture details the not-so-bright life on the coast during the early 80s of Thatcher’s Britain.  Continue reading Film Review: ‘Empire of Light’ (2022)

Blu-ray Review: ‘Stagefright’ (1987)

Fresh from a 4K restoration, 1987’s Stagefright is the latest addition to Shameless Films’ sleazy sensations. Pictured on the front cover is the Night Owl wielding a chainsaw, but make no mistake – this isn’t Peter Gabriel in Genesis, but instead a psychotic killer with a theatre production at his whim.  Continue reading Blu-ray Review: ‘Stagefright’ (1987)

For HCMovieReviews: “Zavvi’s Gotham Guardian Collection Launch”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi On a dark and gloomy November night…Manchester certainly resembles Gotham City. But where is the Batman?.. Manchester’s Kingstreet Townhouse, obviously. For the last time this year, unfortunately, the heroes from Zavvi hosted another fine, Bat-tacular launch party, and their finest yet: Gotham … Continue reading For HCMovieReviews: “Zavvi’s Gotham Guardian Collection Launch”

For SetTheTape.com: “Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters – Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi “I’ve seen sh*t that’ll turn you white!” Ghostbusters is, perhaps, the greatest comedy of all time. A sequel, reboot, animated series, tonnes of ancillary products and millions of fans, 35 years later an exciting new documentary has come in the form of … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters – Review”