Buster Keaton enjoyed a wave of popularity rivalled only by Charlie Chaplin. His later works aren’t as fondly remembered as the likes of Modern Times or The Great Dictator, but College is a short and sweet example of just how great a performer and director Keaton was, and why he managed to compete with the […]
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Go West (1925) Keaton at his most charming getting the jump on the Western (Review)
I Monster (1971) A horror monster masterclass from Christopher Lee (Review)
After seeing them feature in a plentiful amount of Hammer Horror films, I feel like I’m coming to terms with the charms of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Their ability to turn seemingly standard, flatlining stories of beasts and monsters into something acerbic and tense is a testament to their abilities […]
Our Hospitality (1923) An early Buster Keaton classic that excels as a narrative and a silent comedy (Review)
The Fifth Element (1997) – The most enjoyable Sci-Fi of the 1990s (Review)
Perhaps the biggest strength director Luc Besson has in his arsenal is his ability to construct an immediately endearing fantasy world. He does so with The Fifth Element, a sci-fi drama with sprinklings of comedy and whimsical light-heartedness, wrapped around a host of action set pieces, effective set and costume design, […]
Force 10 From Navarone (1978) Star-Studded and Surprisingly Good Sequel to WWII Classic (Review)
Was there anyone out there clamouring for a sequel to the David Niven and Gregory Peck led The Guns of Navarone? I ask this mainly because its sequel, Force 10 From Navarone, released almost twenty years after the original, and featured no cast members of the original. The Guns of Navarone hits the spot when it […]
The Vanishing (1988): Performance-driven 1980’s Psychodrama hits hard (Review)
Not only a stark reminder of why I don’t like going on holiday, but The Vanishing also provides a tightly wound adaptation of a book I haven’t read. My aversion to reading Tim Krabbé’s apparently excellent The Golden Egg and holiday making aside, The Vanishing is arguably the most popular directed piece from one George Sluizer, who you […]
The Specialists (1969) Eccentric French Spaghetti Western Grime (Review)
Rio Grande: John Ford’s Comfortable West (Review)
Rounding off any trilogy is no easy feat for any director, producer or star. Although John Ford’s inadvertent and seemingly accidental triumph through his Cavalry trilogy isn’t connected through the storylines, the characters and expected interactions of the genre are built up in equally vivid and cold ways in previous […]