Blake Edwards’ 1962 thriller, Experiment in Terror, opens on the night skyline of San Francisco. Lines of traffic cruise down the highway in the pitch black with Henry Mancini’s haunting and sinister score lumbering in the background. It then cuts to a suburb with a convertible pulling into a garage. […]
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Shadows and Fog (1990) Woody Allen’s Under-rated Homage to German Silent Cinema (Review)
One year following his overlooked 1990 film, Alice, Woody Allen followed that up with his tribute film towards the German expressionist film movement, Shadows and Fog. As the title suggests, Allen and cinematographer, Carlo Di Palma, soak the film in a misty and darkened b/w atmosphere, so Woody was obviously […]
Two Rode Together (1961) The John Ford Western nobody talks about (Review)
The celebrated director John Ford once said of his overlooked 1961 film, Two Rode Together as “the worst piece of crap I’ve made in twenty years”. It’s understandable why he would say something like this as production for Two Rode Together was far from an easy one. Ford made the […]
Radio Days (1987) Honey-hued homage to the Golden Era of Radio (Review)
If you want to see an impressive track record from any filmmaker, then Woody Allen shines as one of the most prolific directors of modern times. Since 1982 with A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, Woody has directed a film each and every year. This is a rule that has landed […]
Varieté (1925) Emil Jannings and trapeze scene that defies a century (Review)
If you type in the term “Unchained camera” into the Wikipedia search bar, you’ll come across a very brief article where it hints that F. W. Murnau, one of the finest directors to come out of the German expressionist film movement, was the creator of an innovation called the “Unchained […]
Three Wishes For Cinderella (1973) A Christmas Favourite in Mainland Europe for all the right reasons (Review)
Everyone has at least one film they watch each and every year once Christmas is on the horizon. Films like Home Alone, It’s a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story are enjoyed by billions of people all across the world and will continue to remain popular in the future. However, […]
The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963) A Forgotten Gem of the Wave of British Social Realism (Review)
Do you remember Ken Hughes? No? Let me jog your memory. Ken Hughes is the director behind such British films as The Trials of Oscar Wilde, Cromwell, and easily his most famous work, the children’s film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. With the odd exceptions like Chitty and Cromwell, chances are […]
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Harry Belafonte and the overlooked birth of the Neo-Noir (Review)
Don’t you just get sick of the auteur theory at times? Granted, of course, the theory established some big-name directors on the map and helped film-goers spot and narrow down an auteur’s visual style and recurring themes. But over and over again, you can’t help but wince at the sight […]
The Clan (2015) Carries on the Baton for Argentine Crime Cinema (Review)
Following his stint in the Spanish-language anthology film, 7 Days in Havana which was undertaken by several filmmakers and actors from the golden boy, Benicio del Toro to Emir Kusturica. Pablo Trapero returns to the director’s chair with a kaboom in The Clan, Argentina’s entry for the Best Foreign Language […]
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) A beautifully photographed diamond in the rough (Review)
Two years after he dropped the critically lauded Sidney Poitier picture, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Stanley Kramer flew over to Italy to begin what-would-be his next big feature, an adaptation of Robert Crichton’s first novel, The Secret of Santa Vittoria. Kramer, the acclaimed director behind the courtroom drama, Judgement […]