DVD/Blu-Ray

Sensation DVD Review

A dark but charming drama, Sensation starts off strong before losing its way in the last third. This is definitely Domhall Gleeson’s (son of Brendan) best performance to date, and he proves that he has much of his father’s talent. The film starts with a sharp jolt as we witness farmer’s son Donal (Gleeson) attempt [...]
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Sometimes They Come Back DVD Review

Jim Norman (Tim Matheson) is a teacher with anger management issues. Having lost his job, he moves back to his hometown with his wife Sally (Brooke Adams) and young son Scott (Robert Hy Gorman) and takes a job at the local high school. The move, however, is only to exacerbate Jim’s problems: he has never [...]
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The Devils DVD Review

No one ever accused Ken Russell of subtlety. His films are masculine and fierce, but also poetic and sumptuous. Like him or hate him, he had a natural eye for extraordinary vistas and was fearless in presenting his vision onscreen. The Devils is probably his finest film. Enormously controversial not only when it was released [...]
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A Trip To The Moon – Blu-Ray Review

Step Right Up and Witness Something Like Never Before. The Magical Marvel Méliés Comes Into Colour. When vintage movies collide head on with up-to-date technology, uproar amongst film fanatics is usually not too far behind. What we have here is a rare exception. In 1902, pioneer of the fantasy genre George Méliés celebrated the release [...]
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50/50 DVD Review

Jonathan Levine’s comedy drama is equally touching and hilarious, tastefully tackling the taboo subject of cancer. Based upon writer Will Reiser’s own experience, the film follows Adam (Joseph Gordon Levitt) teetotal radio journalist as he tries to beat a rare form a cancer with the help of his friends. Whilst not being an obvious subject [...]
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Lust for Love DVD Review

German director Edgar Reitz is most famous to film viewers for Heimat (1984-onwards), the epic, ongoing historical appraisal of his homeland the Hunsrück. It seems as overdue as it is welcome, then, that Bluebell Films launches next week its new “Edgar Reitz Collection” with two of the 79-year-old’s earlier works, released on DVD for the [...]
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