Denzel Washington stars as Robert McCall in this update of the iconic 80s television series starting Edward Woodward. Fuqua has proven consistently that he is a strong director and this film is no exception. The only real problem I have with this film is that there is a whole angle missing from this film;…
Doctor Who (Jon Pertwee) – The Mind of Evil
The Master (Roger Delgado) returns to menace the Doctor (Pertwee), Jo (Katy Manning) and the Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney) with a machine, inhabited by an alien parasite that feeds on the evil impulses of the mind. This six part story was written by Don Houghton and aired from 30 January to 6 March, 1971. The…
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried and Kriemhild’s Revenge (1924) – Fritz Lang
I knew going into this next recommendation from the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book for my viewing of Intolerance that I would love it. Fritz Lang directed it, and helped adapt it to the screen, basing it on the epic German poem of the same name; and I loved his Metropolis,…
Airwolf (1985) – Natural Born and Out of the Sky
String (Jan-Michael Vincent), Dom (Ernest Borgnine) and Caitlin (Jean Bruce Scott) put Airwolf through her paces this week’s dual installment. First up is Natural Born, airing 23 February, 1985, this one was written by Westbrook Claridge and Alfonse Ruggiero. Young Kevin (Lance Sloane) is a natural born helicopter pilot, he and his uncle (Noble…
Still Life with Crows (2003) – Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
FBI Special Agent Pendergast is back, and this time, he’s in the middle of nowhere, a tiny, small town, Medicine Creek, set amongst the cornfields of Kansas, where someone (something) has committed a terrible murder. Leaving the body, in a strange tableaux surrounded by crows pierced by arrowheads, the crime scene is unusual, and as…
In Your Eyes (2015) – Brin Hill
I’m a bit of a hopeless romantic and a sap, and, honestly, I ate this one up. It made me laugh, get a little weepy and made me smile. It works. And I probably wouldn’t have even given it a look if it hadn’t been written by Joss Whedon. Apparently it was one of…
Fear Clinic (2014) – Robert Hall
Available today from Anchor Bay is that interesting horror offering from Robert Hall. Based on the web series of the same name and starring film icon Robert Englund, the film follows a group of tortured souls, haunted by their fears, and a unifying incident, and their plea for help from their doctor, Andover (Englund) who…
The Rockford Files (1979) – The Man Who Saw The Alligators and The Return of the Black Shadow
Private investigator Jim Rockford (James Garner) finds himself in all manner of trouble this week. First up is The Man Who Saw the Alligators, written by David Chase, and originally airing as an extended episode on 10 February, 1979, you can catch glimpses of Chase’s Sopranos in this episode, as a gangster on parole,…
Broadchurch – Season 1
Yes, I’m behind on coming across this series, but being able to watch the entire first season in two sittings, made for a beautiful, heart- wrenching and stunning experience. Doctor Who favourites David Tennant, and Arthur Darvill alongside Olivia Colman, Jodie Whitaker, David Bradley and Charlotte Rampling take us to a remote small town…
Son of Frankenstein (1939) – Rowland V. Lee
I’m diving into a new book to partner with the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film one, I’m adding Sci-Fi Chronicles to the list, it covers books (including comics) as well film and television, the first subject is Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. I’ve previously reviewed the original film and its first sequel, Bride of,…
The Mind Reels 