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Tangled
Action / Adventure, Animated, Comedy, DVD Review, For Kids, Musical, RomanceTangled - Stolen as a baby for her magical youth-giving powers, Rapunzel lives a happy life at the top of a tower, hidden in the woods. Her ‘mother’, Gothel, never allows her to leave but with her eighteenth birthday coming up, Rapunzel…
Goosebumps
Comedy, DVD Review, Fantasy, For Kids, HorrorGoosebumps - Zach has only just moved into his new home with his mother when their creepy neighbour, Mr Shivers, warns him to stay away from him and his daughter, Hannah. When Zach and new friend, Champ, sneak into the Shivers’ home, they…
Testament of Youth
Drama, DVD Review, For Adults, Romance, WarTestament of Youth - In 1914, Vera Brittain had the world at her feet and defied convention by being given the rare opportunity to study at Oxford. When war breaks out across Europe, her world is turned upside down when young men close to her…
The Best Of Me
Drama, DVD Review, For Adults, RomanceThe Best Of Me - The death of an old friend reunites two former lovers after over twenty years. Amanda is now a wife and mother and Dawson is still single. With their feelings for each other still bubbling under the surface and Amanda’s marriage…
Victor Frankenstein
Drama, DVD Review, For Adults, HorrorVictor Frankenstein - A highly intelligent hunchback is rescued from an abusive life as a circus freak by the enigmatic genius, Victor Frankenstein. When Frankenstein’s experiments to raise the dead begin to get out of hand, the hunchback,…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Action / Adventure, DVD Review, Science Fiction, TeensThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 - With the rebellion in full swing, Katniss Everdeen is once again pushed to the front in her persona as the rebel’s figurehead: The Mockingjay. With her hatred of the vile and cruel President Snow - leader…
The Time Machine (2002)
Amazon Prime, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For Kids, LOVEFiLM, Science FictionThe Time Machine - After suffering from a personal tragedy, genius inventor Alexander Hartdegen creates a machine that allows him to travel through time. When he discovers that he can’t change the past, he travels forwards in time and inadvertently…
Home
Animated, Comedy, DVD Review, Family Friendly, For KidsHome - On the run from a ghastly alien race, the Boov land on Earth for a successful ‘friendly’ invasion; not realising that the humans don’t take kindly to being ‘resettled’. When Boov, Oh, makes one mistake too many, he is forced…
Spectre
Action, DVD Review, For Adults, ThrillerSpectre - An unofficial mission from his deceased boss, M, finds James Bond embroiled in a conspiracy involving a global criminal organisation called ‘Spectre’, led by a terrifyingly mysterious man. After promising to protect the daughter…
The Martian
Disaster, DVD Review, For Adults, Science FictionThe Martian - When a mission to Mars goes wrong, one of the astronauts, Mark Watney, is presumed dead and left behind. Using his technical ingenuity he strives to contact NASA but is all too aware that his diminishing supplies will not last…
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Comedy, Drama, DVD Review, For AdultsThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - For various different reasons, a group of British senior citizens take a trip to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in India. Forced out of their comfort zones and into an alien world of heat, exotic cuisine and…
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Action, DVD Review, For Adults, Horror, Science Fiction, TeensMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials - After escaping the Maze and learning that the world has fallen prey to an apocalyptic virus known as ‘the Flare’, Thomas and his fellow ‘immunes’ are taken to an apparent safe house. However, all is not…