Archive for Jim Parker

The Friday Night Post-Pub Movie: Shallow Grave [1994]

May 17, 2013 No Comments by

(Does not contain spoilers. Does contain strong language and drunken rage) I stand in front of a shelf of DVD’s, weaving and swaying around like a baby crackhead. I reach out for something to hold onto and my fingers hit the spine of a DVD. That seems as good a way to pick a film [...]

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Friday Night Post-Pub Movie: Dredd [2012]

May 03, 2013 1 Comment

I kept on hearing the same thing from different people. With surprise in their voices, they all said it like they couldn’t quite believe it themselves: “You know, Dredd’s actually really good…” I’ve written a lot about my love of comic book movies but less about my love of actual comics. And growing up, when [...]

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The Friday Night Post Pub Movie: Drive Angry [2011]

Apr 27, 2013 No Comments

Times are hard: not to make my problems yours, but the hammer that has been waiting to fall for the last few weeks has finally dropped heavy and hard and I have been made redundant. I am now officially unemployed. Jobless. While I continue to bleed money from my every (metaphorical) hole – rent, power, [...]

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The Friday Night Post-Pub Movie: The Beyond [1981]

Apr 20, 2013 No Comments

Beer has flowed, good times were had. But now, I am back at home, the DVD player’s gaping maw beckons and I need to feed it with some prime Fri-Ni-Po-Pu-Mo fare. But what to watch, what to watch? Action films have had a good run this last couple of Fridays; it’s time to change it [...]

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DVD Review: The Man with the Iron Fists

Apr 01, 2013 No Comments

From the first insane trailer for this, I could not wait to see it. In fact no, more than that: I could not wait to love it. A fan of the RZA and the Wu, I knew that this had a good chance of being the ultimate expression of his deep love for martial arts [...]

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