Jaws (1975).
How do you find new and fresh things to say about a film that, like Star Wars, is so embedded in popular culture that audiences throughout the world are extraordinarily… Continue reading "Jaws (1975)."
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).
In 1996 Tom Cruise starred in the Brian De Palma directed Mission: Impossible as its central protagonist Ethan Hunt and now, twenty-two years later, we once again join Hunt’s continuing… Continue reading "Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)."
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) – Review.
Dedicated to the memory of Jóhann Jóhannsson, the composer of Sicario who sadly passed away early this year, Soldado marks what can only be interpreted as an attempt to expand Denis Villeneuve’s… Continue reading "Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) – Review."
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Fox are planning a new series of their hit show, 24.
Whilst we are pretty spoilt for choice with the plethora of quality television shows available these days, it’s easy to forget that not so long ago television was thought to… Continue reading "Fox are planning a new series of their hit show, 24."
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Directors Series – Michael Mann – Thief (1981).
Whilst effectively using existing and sometimes generic cinematic tropes, the films of Michael Mann could easily be a sub-genre unto themselves. Stylish peeks into the criminal underbelly focusing on hard, tough men who are… Continue reading "Directors Series – Michael Mann – Thief (1981)."
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958).
Hitchcock’s Thriller takes its audience to dizzying new heights. In 1983, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 film Vertigo received a theatrical re-release and it was the first time the film had been… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958)."
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Alfred Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry (1955).
1954 was a busy year for one of Hollywood’s most prolific and influential filmmakers, Alfred Hitchcock, the aptly named Master of Suspense. That year he would release Dial M For… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry (1955)."
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954).
Spies like us. *** SPOILER ALERT *** By the time of Rear Window’s release in September of 1954, the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, had directed over 40 features and… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954)."
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948).
“The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create.” In 1948 Alfred Hitchcock took his first directorial step into the wonderful world of Technicolor with… Continue reading "Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948)."
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Raising Cain (1992) / Raising Cain: Recut (2012) – Review.
When discussing the filmography of Brian De Palma there are a number of obvious films that come to mind – Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito’s Way, Obsession and Dressed To Kill being just a few. One film… Continue reading "Raising Cain (1992) / Raising Cain: Recut (2012) – Review."