Superman (1978).
You WILL believe… We live in what can justifiably be called the age of the superhero movie. Since the dawn of this millennium, Hollywood has been flooded with innumerable entries… Continue reading "Superman (1978)."
Category: Retrospectives
Our on-going series of in-depth retrospective reviews of classic films.
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Starship Troopers (1997).
Totalitarian Recall. In 1997 acclaimed Dutch director, Paul Verhoeven hoped to return to the success of his first three Hollywood films after the failure of his fourth film, 1995’s disastrous… Continue reading "Starship Troopers (1997)."
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John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982).
“I know I’m human. And if you were all these things, then you’d just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This thing doesn’t want to… Continue reading "John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)."
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William Friedkin’s Sorcerer (1977).
Back in the mid ’70s one of the hottest names in Hollywood was William Friedkin. In 1971 he directed the Oscar winning The French Connection, a film which combined the artificiality of… Continue reading "William Friedkin’s Sorcerer (1977)."
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The Wicker Man (1973).
“Come, it is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man.” 1973 saw the birth of the now cult British horror film The Wicker Man. Shot by director Robin… Continue reading "The Wicker Man (1973)."
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Carrie (1976) – Review.
De Palma’s Horror/Thriller Is Also An Unconventional Take On The Superhero Movie. *** SPOILER ALERT *** Brian De Palma’s adaptation of Stephen King’s tale of a young high school girl… Continue reading "Carrie (1976) – Review."
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The Underappreciated Art of Danny Boyle’s 2015 Biopic ‘Steve Jobs’
In honour of Michael Fassbender’s latest box office bomb, The Snowman, I felt the need to revisit a lesser loved film from a couple of years back, Danny Boyle’s Steve… Continue reading "The Underappreciated Art of Danny Boyle’s 2015 Biopic ‘Steve Jobs’"
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Quentin Tarantino’s first 25 years, Part 8 – Django Unchained (2012).
“The D is silent.” In 2012, having hopped from one genre to the other for the preceding decade with his tales of criminality, homages to martial arts films and Grind-house… Continue reading "Quentin Tarantino’s first 25 years, Part 8 – Django Unchained (2012)."
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Black Narcissus (1947) – Review.
We take a longing gaze at Powell & Pressburger’s visually sumptuous, 70 year old masterpiece. “The superior of all is the servant of all.” Many of today’s younger generation of… Continue reading "Black Narcissus (1947) – Review."
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Lifeforce (1985) – Review
There are some films which are so messy, so chaotic, confused and deranged that is it just impossible to dislike them. It may be the ‘so bad it’s good’ factor or it may be… Continue reading "Lifeforce (1985) – Review"