Sheffield DocFest 2012 - Friday

Well, if a beer mat says it, it must be true. Kicking off at the Showroom Cinema in Sheffield last Wednesday with a screening of the Sixto Rodriguez documentary Searching for Sugar Man, due to work commitments I wasn't able to make it to the festival until Friday. It looks like I had some catching up to do.

The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays

A painfully quiet week for new releases, there's still a selection of new and classic Hammer titles worth taking a look at, and a film where Vinnie Jones does his best to be the strong, silent type.

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE MOVIE DVD review

A thoroughly odd movie based on an even odder TV show, the absolute slacker classic that is Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie is now out on Blu-ray and DVD.

Sheffield DocFest 2012 - Preview

Kicking off today in Sheffield is the annual documentary festival better known as DocFest. I'll be covering the festival in person from Friday, but here's a look ahead to what's on in the next couple of days. If you're unfamiliar with what DocFest aims to offer, this snazzy little trailer may or may not explain more.

A FANTASTIC FEAR OF EVERYTHING review

Starring Simon Pegg as a writer falling victim to his own research into serial killers, A Fantastic Fear of Everything is a paranoiac's dream. Or should that be nightmare?

The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays

Sometimes it's just clear why a particular film has been released on a certain week. With Father's day this weekend, there's some bizarre new releases out to tie in with it, including some inappropriately sentimental stories, some delightfully trashy films and some rather poorly photoshopped movie stars.

THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD BLU-RAY review

The unofficial 'sort of' sequel to George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, Dan O'Bannon's cult classic horror comedy The Return of the Living Dead is out on Blu-ray this week.

The Good, the Bad and the Blu-rays

It's a bit of a strange one this week, in that the highest profile DVD and Blu-ray releases are all re-issues. But boy, there are some cracking re-issues on the list.

THE SITTER DVD review

Hired as a babysitter for the night, layabout Noah (Jonah Hill) sits there responsibly, looks after the kids and everything goes to plan. No wait, that'd be a stupid idea for a movie. As you'd expect, things go wrong and hilarity ensues; but to what level?

TAKE THIS WALTZ - trailer

Sarah Polley's directorial follow up to Away From Her, her massively successful debut, stars Michelle Williams as a woman torn between the love of two men.