BluChristmas #15: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Gregory Peck’s performance as the white lawyer determined to defend a young black man is…
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BluChristmas #14: Serenity (2009)
Rebecca James selects Serenity as one of the Blu-rays you must put on your Christmas list this year
BluChristmas #13: Firefly (2002)
The year is 2517, and the Alliance has united all known planets under one flag,…
BluChristmas #12: Downton Abbey – Series 1 – 3 (2010 – 2012)
Downton Abbey is a fantastic period programme with lashings of drama, intrigue and historical detail.…
Archive: Robin Hardy’s film The Wicker Man retains its power to this day
The Wicker Man has had a complex history. Since its release 40 years ago, it…
BluChristmas #11: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
If you’ve seen some of the awful DVD editions of this film you probably think it doesn’t deserve a Blu-ray release. It certainly does.
BluChristmas #10: Lifeboat (1944)
This Alfred Hitchcock movie is a fascinating Second World War drama. It is entirely set…
Review: Diana ★☆☆☆☆
This awful film about the Princess of Wales feels like it was made for tacky US daytime TV, not the big screen says The Edge’s Film Editor Barnaby Walter
BluChristmas #9: Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Life is hopeslesly tangled with fiction in this highly original offering from In Bruges director…
BluChristmas #8: The Killing Trilogy (2007 – 2011)
The Killing [Forbrydelsen] became something of sensation when it aired on BBC Four in 2010.…
BluChristmas #7: Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Four British tourists stumble upon an eerily empty castle while on a travelling holiday. Because…
BluChristmas #6: Weekend (2011)
Some have described Weekend as the British answer to Before Sunrise, and to some extent…
BluChristmas #5: Life of Pi (2012)
Before I saw the film, friends had told me that Yann Martel’s novel, The Life…
Review: Rush ★★★★☆
Rush may not be the masterpiece some have claimed, but it’s still a terrific ride.