Woman in the Dunes (1964).
Every so often you come across a film that you had never previously heard of, but when you sit down to watch it, it impacts you so much that you… Continue reading "Woman in the Dunes (1964)."
Author: Steve Amos
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I Was Born, But… (1932).
In the 1953 film Tokyo Story (reviewed here), directed by Yasujirō Ozu, there is an exchange between two characters which has become one of the most famous moments in the… Continue reading "I Was Born, But… (1932)."
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Apropos of Nothing – Woody Allen (2020).
Woody Allen’s career has swung in so many extremes, it’s sometimes difficult to keep up; smart stand-up, the weirdo with the funny hair who made wacky comedies, the toast of… Continue reading "Apropos of Nothing – Woody Allen (2020)."
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Pan’s Labyrinth (2006).
The beauty of the movies is, for me, the ability for the fantasy to bleed into the real. I don’t mean that film should be limited to the fantastical but… Continue reading "Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)."
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).
The story is that when Steven Spielberg hired Joe Dante to direct Gremlins (1984), he wasn’t expecting much more than a small scale horror film. Dante had previously directed two… Continue reading "Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)."
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The Hunt for Red October (1990).
It’s difficult to imagine today but back in 1990 there was a palpable sense of excitement for many fans when The Hunt for Red October was released. This was the… Continue reading "The Hunt for Red October (1990)."
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Da 5 Bloods (2020).
As I watched the opening moments of the new Spike Lee Joint, Da 5 Bloods – which debuted on Netflix on June 12th – the footage of an interview with… Continue reading "Da 5 Bloods (2020)."
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
When people discuss their favourite horror movies, the same films are often guaranteed to come up – Halloween, The Exorcist, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre… Continue reading "The Silence of the Lambs (1991)."
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Two Essential Westerns: Red River (1948) & Rio Bravo (1959).
When you think about the Westerns of John Wayne, certain images come to mind; rugged men, tough, resilient, violent. They live outdoors, they drink whiskey, and almost every one of… Continue reading "Two Essential Westerns: Red River (1948) & Rio Bravo (1959)."
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Cinema Paradiso (1988).
Cinema Paradiso is about many things; the formative years of a young boy and how he grows up in a single-parent family to become a successful film director; the relationship between a… Continue reading "Cinema Paradiso (1988)."