First Blood (1982).
When we watch First Blood (1982) today, almost four decades years after it was first released and having had our thoughts coloured by three sequels and countless copycats, and the… Continue reading "First Blood (1982)."
Category: Retrospectives
Our on-going series of in-depth retrospective reviews of classic films.
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Masters of Cinema Buster Keaton Collection: Part 3 – Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) – Review.
For the final film in our look at the recent Eureka Masters of Cinema Buster Keaton Collection we have the 1928 masterpiece Steamboat Bill, Jr., a film which marked the end of Buster Keaton Studios and was the great man’s… Continue reading "Masters of Cinema Buster Keaton Collection: Part 3 – Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) – Review."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 6 – Dunkirk (2017).
Christopher Nolan’s retelling of the events of Dunkirk opens with a group of boys in a deserted town, scavenging for perhaps food but most certainly water. Before long the silence… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 6 – Dunkirk (2017)."
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Quentin Tarantino’s first 25 years, Part 9 – The Hateful Eight (2015).
“The name of the game here is patience.” So says Channing Tatum’s character, Jody in Quentin Tarantino’s ninth feature film (he says it’s his eighth but I’d question his ability… Continue reading "Quentin Tarantino’s first 25 years, Part 9 – The Hateful Eight (2015)."
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8½ (1963).
Whenever a filmmaker is asked, ‘what is the greatest film ever made about film making?’, invariably one of the most common answers is Federico Fellini’s 1963 Masterpiece 8½. The reason… Continue reading "8½ (1963)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 5 – Interstellar (2014).
Christopher Nolan’s science fiction epic falters at a few moments particularly in the latter part of its second act, but nevertheless manages to be an ambitious and powerfully told tale… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 5 – Interstellar (2014)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 4 – Inception (2010).
Conceptually, I can’t think of a film that has sparked my imagination in such a specific way as Christopher Nolan’s Inception. There’s much to be said of a filmmaker that’s… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 4 – Inception (2010)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 3 – The Prestige (2006).
There’s an argument to be made that The Prestige is Christopher Nolan’s finest film. A Victorian-era tale of revenge and rivalry between two magicians, Nolan’s adaptation of Christopher Priest’s novel… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 3 – The Prestige (2006)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 2 – Insomnia (2002).
The film that helped land Christopher Nolan the keys to the Batcave, and the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship with Warner Bros., Insomnia is an oft overlooked part… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 2 – Insomnia (2002)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 1 – Memento (2000).
Christopher Nolan’s Memento is a loose adaptation of the short story Memento Mori, written by his brother Jonathan Nolan and based on a concept he pitched to Chris during a… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 1 – Memento (2000)."