DVD Reviews

There just aren’t many musical artists that transcend genres, cultures and races. In today’s musical landscape there are simply some artists that will still be listened to long after we are gone. After a successful run at the Hot Docs film festival and in theatres across the country it is now available on DVD & Blu-Ray and video stores across the country. Get ready for the definitive documentary about one of the musical greats of our time. It’s time for “Marley”.

As the silhouetted champion of capitalism falls from atop his lofty creation, the kick and snare break drops; again lovers of heavy drama and quality production values are drawn into a state of bliss as Mad Men Season 3 begins.

It never sounded like a good idea. Our very own Hollywood A-lister, Eric Bana puts his moniker on, what at first glance, appears to be a low budget motor sport documentary. Not a career maker by any stretch; but what Love The Beast does do is prove that our Eric is one talented fella.

Unlike 2004’s Some Kind of Monster which painted Metallica as a band of wussified school girls, Iron Maiden: Flight 666 goes a long way in reminding viewers why metal is worth getting passionate about. It’s not about the image or the scene, it’s about the pure unadulterated release; it’s about the joy fans take in the music...

How good does this sound?!? A good old fashioned tale of some hard bastard who most likely spends his life terrorising his surroundings and any camera crew crazy enough to get within ten feet of him, well yes, it sounds the goods but in reality, A Very British Gangster is actually a very disappointing documentary.

Well many of us won’t be old enough to recall the heady wave of Australian genre cinema that occurred in the 1970’s but director Mark Hartley has done an amazing job of capturing the wild frivolity of that very exciting period...

Every now and then a film comes along that can turn perspective on its head. In this case it’s the Ian Curtis Biopic Control. Following the demon plagued frontman of the seminal UK outfit Joy Division, Control uses it’s limited means masterfully in a showing that can hit with the big boys seven days a week. The hard black and white film grade drags the entire film into a smoky depression that so beautifully reflects the main character’s own self-image and contributes to the overwhelming weight of the picture.

Grown-ups writing about teenage dramas, it’s always a tricky one isn’t it… still, the monster UK hit series Skins has gone about as close to getting it right as anyone else in recent memory. Based on the reckless and variously entertaining exploits of a young and mobile clique, Skins spends each episode diving into an in-depth examination of a new core cast member each week, which then uncovers their motivation and the basis of their position within the larger group.

If you've stuck around for five seasons then you're obviously a fan of the Family Guy formula, find society's sacred cows and slaughter, slaughter, slaughter! The latest bovine smashing season will not disappoint fans as The Family guy creators hit their straps lampooning some seriously kitsch pop icon legends - from their beloved Star Wars to the VHS bin populating Mannequin.Not only are the references cooler, the wrongness that the show has become so famous for is... wronger!