Blu-Ray- A Temporary Distraction

Posted by Simon Rowson in Blu-Ray on September 3, 2010 | No Comments

Blu-Review: Black Lightning

Those mourning the relative lack of big-screen superheroics this summer would do well to give Black Lightning a look; it’s a Marvel superhero movie in all but name and credits...

Posted by Simon Rowson in Blu-Ray on August 16, 2010 | No Comments

Blu-Review: When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors

Fans will certainly want to check out the film for the unearthed, restored footage, but it’s a documentary that will prove most worthwhile for those previously unfamiliar with The Doors...

Posted by Simon Rowson in Blu-Ray on July 26, 2010 | No Comments

Blu-Review: The Crazies (2010)

It’s hardly a classic, and is let down by some lazy writing and non-existent logic, but as a slick, tense and creatively gruesome action thriller, The Crazies is a minor triumph. It’s an unfortunate shame that Eisner and his screenwriters didn’t take the time to inject more character and...

Posted by Simon Rowson in Blu-Ray on July 6, 2010 | 1 Comment

Blu-Review: Picnic at Hanging Rock: Deluxe Edition

Peter Weir’s film is a stunning display of talent on all fronts. The very nature of the abstract, evasive narrative may pose an insurmountable issue for those who need resolution, but the enigma at the heart of Picnic at Hanging Rock is one of cinema’s most enduring, fascinating and unsettling...

Posted by Simon Rowson in Blu-Ray on July 2, 2010 | No Comments

Blu-Review: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Combining instantly likeable characters with an abundance of action, a unique and well-realised world and the occasional giggle here and there, Percy Jackson is a light, breezy and incredibly fun slice of fantasy adventure sure to keep kids enthralled...

Posted by Simon Rowson in Blu-Ray, Competitions on June 24, 2010 | No Comments

Competition: Donnie Darko Blu-ray

To celebrate Metrodome Video’s upcoming UK release of Richard Kelly’s mind-bending time travel masterpiece Donnie Darko on Blu-ray, A Temporary Distraction have 3 copies to give away...

Posted by Simon Rowson in Blu-Ray on June 18, 2010 | No Comments

Blu-Review: The Wolfman (2010)

With a production plagued by creative differences, an 11th hour switch of directors from Mark Romanek to Joe Johnston, rewrites, score changes and extensive re-editing, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the 2010 remake of 1941′s Universal monster classic would be a hideous cinematic abortion...

Posted by Simon Rowson in Blu-Ray on June 9, 2010 | No Comments

Blu-Review: Doctor Who: Series 5: Volume 1

Matt Smith and Karen Gillan prove themselves a mesmerizingly wonderful duo, exuding an effortless chemistry, while Smith owns the role with an astonishingly natural and eccentric confidence. Moffat’s Doctor Who is fantastic entertainment, and the trio of episodes collected here manage to be gleefully...

Posted by Simon Rowson in Blu-Ray on June 3, 2010 | No Comments

Blu-Review: Heartless

Philip Ridley’s Heartless is a film crammed full of admirable ambition and a wealth of potential that sadly doesn’t know quite what it wants to say and fumbles trying; a cinematic melting pot of overused themes and interesting ideas delivered with awkward, unsteady conviction and marred by...

Posted by Simon Rowson in Blu-Ray on May 25, 2010 | No Comments

Blu-Review: Dorothy

Anyone expecting the pea soup-spewing Linda Blair antics evoked by the cover blurb citing The Exorcist might be disappointed, but those looking for a quiet, unnerving supernatural gem will be immensely satisfied by Dorothy. An unfortunately clichéd set-up and a slightly awkward ending keep it from being...