Review: Bird Box
Director: Susanne Bier Stars: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, Sarah Paulson In 1988 John Carpenter made They Live, an apocalyptic sci-fi yarn … Continue reading Review: Bird Box
Month: December 2018
Review: Bumblebee
The Transformers franchise, formerly wretched, gets an unexpected shot of heart. Director: Travis Knight Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendebord Jr. There are things that you don’t … Continue reading Review: Bumblebee
Why I Love… #102: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Year: 1946 Director: Tay Garnett Stars: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway When people are done naming historical figures, corporations … Continue reading Why I Love… #102: The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Best of 2018
The top ten Phantom ThreadShoplifters120BPM (Beats Per Minute)SuspiriaAnnihilationThe Miseducation of Cameron PostWidowsBlack PantherFirst ManLady Bird Film Of The YearPhantom Thread … Continue reading The Best of 2018
Review: The House That Jack Built
Director: Lars Von Trier Stars: Matt Dillon, Uma Thurman, Riley Keough Having been labelled a misogynist so many times for his … Continue reading Review: The House That Jack Built
Review: Sorry To Bother You
Director: Boots Riley Stars: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Steven Yeun Some stars are on the rise. Take Lakeith Stanfield, for … Continue reading Review: Sorry To Bother You
Review: Roma (2018)
Director: Alfonso Cuarón Stars: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey The first sequence that truly resonated with me … Continue reading Review: Roma (2018)
Review: Free Solo
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Renowned climber Alex Honnold is, at first glance, your typical extreme-sports type; gangly, obsessive, … Continue reading Review: Free Solo
Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Stars: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Nicolas Cage It’s too much, man! If it’s … Continue reading Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Review: The Old Man & The Gun
Director: David Lowery Stars: Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck The idea of legacies have haunted David Lowery’s work lately. … Continue reading Review: The Old Man & The Gun
Review: Shoplifters
Director: Hirokazu Kore-Eda Stars: Lily Franky, Kirin Kiki, Sakura Andô More commonly than not, Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s cinema is about family. … Continue reading Review: Shoplifters
The Compelling Contradictions of Orgies Of Edo
Year: 1969 Director: Teruo Ishii Stars: Asao Koike, Masumi Tachibana, Mitsuko Aoi Last week the esteemed independent distributor Arrow Video … Continue reading The Compelling Contradictions of Orgies Of Edo
Review: Three Identical Strangers
Director: Tim Wardle We’ve all heard of the theory of six degrees of separation (or six degrees of Kevin Bacon, … Continue reading Review: Three Identical Strangers
The Lost Highway Hotel 