Tag Archives: Films

Star Trek: Beyond

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Roger Pocock

I may have finally figured out what’s wrong with me: I have been diagnosed with a case of friendshipitis.  This is an exaggerated sense of what friendships mean between two or more people.  When I tried to dig into how … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Into Darkness

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Roger often says I gush over the idea of friendship.  Maybe I’m a sap but friendship matters to me.  Growing up, there were a group of us that were inseparable.  It was a bond of brotherhood that connected us.  And … Continue reading →

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Star Trek (2009)

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Roger Pocock

After Roger and I planned to review the classic series of Star Trek, it seemed only natural to continue the voyages with the Chris Pine movies to round out the story of the original crew.  We made our move to … Continue reading →

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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Roger Pocock

We come now to what I consider the finest of the Trek movies.  But to understand that, I need to rewind to 1991.  I’m 19 and at this point in our lives, my friends and I start every weekend with … Continue reading →

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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Roger Pocock

The year is 1989; 10 years after Star Trek: The Motion Picture.  Rumor is, this is the final Star Trek movie.  I’m 17 and I have a brainwave.  I thought, for the tenth anniversary, I should see if my grandfather … Continue reading →

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a lighthearted Trek movie and as a result, may be one of the very best.  Another tubular Doomsday Machine is on a direct course to earth.  This is taking ideas from the classic … Continue reading →

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Star Trek III is, in many ways, the flip side of the coin that was Star Trek II.  In the former, we get a good old spaceship battle akin to the classic episode Balance of Terror (which itself was basically … Continue reading →

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Star Trek II is usually considered the best of the classic movie series. (I think that distinction goes to The Undiscovered Country, however this is a close contender and both were directed by Nicholas Meyer.)  Like most Trek, there are … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Roger Pocock

The year is 1979.  I am 7 years old and sitting in my living room in the far corner by the large brown chair when my grandfather comes over.  He has a newspaper with him and offers to take me … Continue reading →

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House of Mystery (1961) Review

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Roger Pocock

This 1961 ghost story B movie is included on the fourth volume of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries DVD sets. A young couple who are house hunting go to view a beautiful house in the country, which is priced remarkable cheaply. … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Roger Pocock

It’s the holiday season, and our TV channels love to show popular old films, to provide us with the background entertainment to our turkey munching and mulled wine sipping, but we don’t want remakes, do we. No, sir. Just the … Continue reading →

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Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Roger Pocock

The original series of Love Live! was about a group of schoolgirls forming an idol group, their difficult path to winning a competition and attempting to use their newfound fame to save their school, which is threatened with closure. The … Continue reading →

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Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (Review)

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Roger Pocock

You might have reached this point by watching the first series of the anime, or you might have watched the two compilation films that proceed it. Either way, this feature film is the continuation of the Made in Abyss story, … Continue reading →

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Love Live! The School Idol Movie (Review)

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Roger Pocock

What better way to conclude a successful anime series than with a movie, and this feels very much like the last word on the story of the original line-up. Unlike a series where the storylines can be divided evenly between … Continue reading →

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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Welcome to Halloween in the Junkyard! We are going to start with one of the great classics of silent cinema from 1922, the unauthorised adaptation of Dracula, which only survives to this day thanks to the survival of a handful … Continue reading →

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Breakout (1959) Film Review

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Each volume of The Edgar Wallace Mysteries on DVD contains a bonus film made by the same studio. For the first volume it was the thoroughly watchable but slightly depressing October Moth, and for the second volume it was The … Continue reading →

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Patema Inverted (Anime Review)

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Roger Pocock

It might not be fashionable to criticise scientists at the moment, but I’ve long held the view that eventually they will go one step too far with their messing around with things and do some real damage to the world … Continue reading →

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The White Trap (Film Review)

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Each of the DVD box sets of Edgar Wallace Mysteries contains a bonus film, unconnected to the film series apart from being Anglo-Amalgamated Productions B movies from around the same time. The second volume has The White Trap from 1959, … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Backfire! (Review)

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Roger Pocock

When cleaner Mrs Chenko greets her employer in a lift with the words “mind you don’t kick the bucket”, she has no idea how ironic that is. Within a few days, both of them will be dead. The company where … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Sinister Man (Review)

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Who is the “sinister man” of the title of this film? We shouldn’t read too much into this, as the title is taken from a book, and the plot bears little relation to the book from which the title is … Continue reading →

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