Review Archive: March 2011
Wake Wood
The Hammer revival continues with the conventional yet effective Irish-based chiller, Wake Wood. Mark Lee reviews....
Land of the Giants: The Complete Series One
James discovers whether size matters as he reviews this week's release of Irwin Allen's 1960s spectacular......
Caged
Is Caged (Captifs) another French extreme horror worth savouring?...
Weave Me a Rainbow / Young in Heart
Two examples of Panamint Cinema's impressive Scottish documentary output.
Dream Home
Don't stand in the way of a lady and her new home, as Mark Lee discovers in Ho-Cheung Pang's grisly satire....
The Virginian: The Complete Series One
It's time to saddle up and mosey on down to Shiloh Range as James reviews this classic TV Western....
Cobra Woman
Snakes and Maria Montez highlight Robert Siodmak's cult classic, unleashed at a bargain price by Odeon
Gary: Tank Commander – Series 1
Les takes a look at the Series 1 DVD release of this Scottish comedy series......
Tightrope
Les Anderson looks at the Network DVD release of this 1972 thriller TV series......
Luke's Kingdom
Les reviews the Network DVD release of this 1976 epic adventure series set in Australia during the early 19th century......
The Arbor
The life and death of playwright Andrea Dunbar, in Clio Barnard's award-winning docudrama.
Larks on a String (Skrivanci na niti)
Second Run's latest release, a Czech film from the director of Closely Observed Trains that was banned for 20 years
Sharktopus
Sharktopus; over-acting, excessive CGI, a cliched script, a hybrid of shark and octopus. Good fun, or utter tosh?...
Accidents Happen
Geena Davis stars in Accidents Happen, an Australian-made black comedy released on DVD by Matchbox.
A Film Unfinished
This new documentary looks at footage filmed and often staged by the Nazis in the Warsaw ghetto in 1942
Warlock
The 1989 Julian Sands-Richard E. Grant fantasy actioner finally makes in UK DVD debut.
Pelican Blood
Harry Treadaway and Emma Booth star in Pelican Blood, a straight-to-DVD black comedy released today by Icon.
Winter's Bone
The Oscar-nominated backwoods drama comes to DVD from Artificial Eye.
Cross-Channel
Ron Peck's latest feature, available now exclusively through his website.
In Their Sleep (Dans ton sommeil)
Anne Parillaud stars in In Their Sleep, a violent French thriller released by Optimum.