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We've arrived at the station – time to change trains news | 25 September 2025 In what will be both the last blog and the last post on this .com version of Cine Outsider, Slarek outlines why the time has finally arrived to move over to our new WordPress powered co.uk site, and what features there are still awaiting implementation. Click here to access the new site news | 25 September 2025 Cine Outsider has moved and is now located at cineoutsider.co.uk. This site will remain online for the immediate future as an archive of old reviews, artciles, blogs, interviews and news stories.

24 Sep 2024 Nosferatu the Vampyre Werner Herzog's 1979 take on Dracula, Nosferatu the Vampyre, comes to UHD and Blu-ray from the BFI. Review by Gary Couzens with details of the 4K transfer and UHD-specific extras by Slarek. 23 Sep 2025 Weapons After a solid success with his previous film Barbarian, writer/director Zach Cregger initiated a bidding war for his next screenplay, available to studio heads to read for just 90 minutes and snapped up by New Line. It has since made almost seven times its production cost. Camus revels in the mystery behind Weapons… 15 Sep 2024 In My Skin An initially unnoticed injury becomes the first step in a woman's physically and emotionally dangerous relationship with her own flesh in writer-director-actor Marina de Van's challenging but riveting debut feature, In My Skin [Dans ma peau]. Slarek takes a trip down a dark memory lane on Radiance's new Limited Edition UHD/Blu-ray combo. 5 Sep 2024 Battleship Potemkin A hundred years old, Battleship Potemkin is one of the all-time classics of world cinema. It’s reissued by the BFI with a score by the Pet Shop Boys, on Blu-ray with an accompanying soundtrack CD. Review by Gary Couzens. 4 Sep 2025 WordPress site progress report #1 After weeks of tearing out what little hair he has left, Slarek is finally making progress on the new WordPress version of Cine Outsider, and as promised in his earlier blog, it's time for a progress report and a sneak peek at the site's new more minimalist look. 26 Aug 2024 The Hireling Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles are at their finest as a chauffeur and the emotionally damaged woman he befriends in The Hireling, an acutely observed and superbly acted adaptation of L.P. Hartley's novel. Slarek sits up front with the driver for Indicator's recently released Blu-ray. 26 Aug 2025 The Life of Chuck Based on a novella by a prolific author, rarely well-served by filmmakers, the movie based on Stephen King’s The Life of Chuck has finally arrived in the UK. This sweet, semi-supernatural tale is a balm after the clutch of under-performing summer blockbusters. Camus hones his accountancy skills… 21 Aug 2024 Aguirre, The Wrath of God Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, The Wrath of God, starring Klaus Kinski in one of his key roles, is released in UHD and Blu-ray by the BFI. Review by Gary Couzens, with details of the UHD disc to be added soon by Slarek. UPDATED to include details of the 4K UHD transfer and UHD-specific special features, 19 Aug 2024 Senso Luchino Visconti’s fourth feature film Senso continues a series of his films released on Blu-ray by Radiance. Review by Gary Couzens. 15 Aug 2024 Bonjour Tristesse Otto Preminger’s film of Françoise Sagan’s novel Bonjour Tristesse, starring Deborah Kerr, David Niven and Jean Seberg, comes to Blu-ray from Indicator. Review by Gary Couzens. 13 Aug 2024 The Dresser A touring Shakespearean theatre group faces potential crisis when its egotistical actor-manager begins displaying signs of complete emotional collapse in The Dresser, Peter Yates’ acclaimed film adaptation of Ronald Harwood’s successful stage play. Slarek breaks a leg in the shadow of superb performances on Indicator’s recently released Blu-ray. 10 Aug 2024 Wake in Fright Directed by Ted Kotcheff in 1970, all but lost for many years, Wake in Fright is a major film from near the start of the Australian Film Revival of the Seventies, now restored in 4K and released in UHD and Blu-ray by Umbrella. Gary Couzens gets the beers in. UPDATED to include details of the UHD transfer and one addition special feature. 6 Aug 2024 The Old Dark House Released the same day as its UHD edition of High Noon, Eureka's 2018 Blu-ray edition of James Whales glorious horror-comedy The Old Dark House has also been given a 4K upgrade. Slarek has updated his original review to include details of this new release. 4 Aug 2024 High Noon Having released Fred Zinnermann's western masterpiece High Noon on a top quality Blu-ray back in 2019, Eureka has now upped the game by re-releasing it on an even more impressive 4K UHD. Slarek has updated his original review to include details of the new transfer and a new special feature. 1 Aug 2024 Essential Polish Animation Radiance has collected 27 key Polish animated shorts together in a single 2-disc Blu-ray package titled Essential Polish Animation, together with informative commentaries and a fact-packed introduction. An overjoyed Slarek takes a deep dive of discovery into one of the best and most welcome Blu-ray releases of the year. 31 Jul 2025 The Fantastic Four: First Steps With the exception of the new Jurassic World for which he has no time at all, Camus’s review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps stands as the last of the big four Hollywood tick boxes for this summer. Yes, these films are not this site’s raison d’être but it’s interesting to keep an eye on the mainstream. Camus welcomes Galactus to Earth… 16 Jul 2024 Human Traffic The weekend lands in Human Traffic, Justin Kerrigan’s hit of 1999, now with a 4K restoration and a release on UHD and Blu-ray from the BFI. Gary Couzens reviews the film and the Blu-ray. 21 Jun 2024 Women in Love Ken Russell’s classic 1969 adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s Women in Love gets a UHD upgrade from the BFI. The film and the legacy special features are reviewed by Gary Couzens, with Slarek commenting on the UHD and the special features new to this release. 19 Jul 2024 Changes ahoy In his first blog post for some time, Slarek outlines a big change coming to Cine Outsider in the next few months and lays out a roadmap for what lies ahead, as well as providing painful justification for his long standing hatred of spiders.