The Ultimate Matrix Collection
June 26, 2005
It’s safe to say that The Matrix trilogy has become firmly entrenched in our pop culture zeitgeist. It is a classic example of being in the right place at the right time with just the right blend of genres: moody film noir, Cyberpunk science fiction...
Bo Selecta – Series 3 and Christmas Special
June 19, 2005
The saying goes ‘if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it’. Unfortunately, because of the success of ‘Bo Selecta’, Avid Merrion’s stalker antics have become to well known to the unsuspecting celebrities and the shows...
Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection
May 21, 2005
The first Tom and Jerry animated short appeared on February 10, 1940 with “Puss Gets the Boot.” At the time, Tom was known as Jasper and animation legends, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera directed the cartoon. Under producer Fred Quimby’s guidance...
The Simpsons Gone Wild
December 22, 2003
Fox continue to knock out the odd volumes of the Simpsons, when what we truly want is each season in box set format. Why do they do this? Money of course; and the incredulous amount of time between box sets ensures that fans of the show will end up buying...
Jump London
September 18, 2003
This DVD documentary tells the story of how a new and up-and-coming urban sport influence has spread from a small sub-burb of Paris (called Lisses) to England’s capital, London. The sport itself is called “free-running”, and the person...
In America
January 13, 2003
Jim Sheridan has a reputation for making intense, character-driven dramas like In the Name of the Father (1993) and The Boxer (1997). His films also contain strong social and political messages (most notably the Irish struggle for independence from England)...
Kill Bill volume 1
October 21, 2002
If Jackie Brown (1997) was Quentin Tarantino’s affectionate homage to ’70s Blaxploitation films, then Kill Bill, Volume 1 (2003) is his unabashed love letter to martial arts and Yakuza films from the same decade. The opening credits that feature...
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
May 1, 2002
After the phenomenal success of Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991), a sequel was inevitable. However, due to complicated legal wranglings, another film was a long time coming. James Cameron passed on it and there were concerns that Arnold was too old...
Meet Strawberry Shortcake
April 13, 2002
I sat down to review this short childrens film which is aimed mainly at girls with my two young children. Robbie is 3 years old and Kira is 21 months. As soon as the film started with the opening sequence introducing Strawberry Shortcake in a song clip...
Volcano High
April 3, 2002
Wirework action movies are far more familiar to western audiences now, thanks mostly to the overrated Matrix trilogy & its Hollywood progeny. But Korean cinema had yet to establish itself in this genre with its own 100% domestically made effort, having...
