A tough, stripped-back refugee story, it’s tempting to say that Europa (released in cinemas and on-demand by Bulldog Distribution) is a timely release. Except that would imply it wouldn’t have been timely if it was released, say, three months ago. The Ukrainian crisis is the one that’s currently in the […]
Graham Williamson
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Bartleby (1970): literature’s greatest enigma gets a fine, clever modernisation (Review)
Herman Melville is most famous for writing one of the American novel’s greatest epics in Moby-Dick, but his second most fascinating work couldn’t be more different in terms of scale. A modest, compact short story about a Wall Street clerk who sends his office into turmoil by politely refusing all […]
Lies and Deceit: Madame Bovary (1991), Betty (1992), Torment (1994) (Review)
After the Inspector Lavardin films, the second half of Arrow’s box set Lies and Deceit: Five Films by Claude Chabrol takes the duplicity promised in the title from the criminal to the domestic sphere. These three films also show Chabrol working with one of the key themes of the French […]
A Bread Factory Parts One and Two (2018) Epic art-world comedy (Review)
You wait ages for a two-part independent film about making art, and then – aptly enough – two come at once. Following on from Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir Parts I and II, Bulldog distribution are releasing Patrick Wang’s A Bread Factory Parts One and Two. These films were originally released […]
Seance (2021): standard slasher with one killer extra (Review)
It won’t be my favourite film of the year, but Acorn media’s Blu-Ray release of Simon Barrett’s directorial debut Seance contains an early contender for extra of the year. Barrett begins the director’s commentary with disarming enthusiasm, saying he’s always loved director’s commentaries and is excited to be providing his […]
Jakob’s Wife (2021) Eternally left-turning Modern Vampire Movie (Review)
Acorn Media’s new Blu-Ray of Jakob’s Wife is their latest physical media release of a title that premiered on the streaming service Shudder, a platform which is probably too new to generalise about but I’m a critic and I’m at a loose end, so here we go. One way of […]
In the Realm of the Senses (1976): legendary arthouse shocker returns, its power undimmed (Review)
2022’s home releases get off to a dynamite start with Criterion UK’s Blu-Ray of this legendary arthouse shocker by Nagisa Oshima, alternatively known as Ai no Corrida but not – despite the persistent mistake – known as In the Realm of the Senses. (The misunderstanding stems from the opening credits, […]
2021 Blow Out: Giants & Toys, Running Against the Wind, Menace II Society, The Millionaires’ Express (REVIEW)
Here at Geek Show Towers we don’t always get the time to cover everything we’re sent. In the interests of greeting the new year with a clear desk, here’s a round-up of some of the most noteworthy discs we didn’t get round to. Each of them is from a different […]
Original Cast Album: Company (1970) have I got a film for you! (Review)
Before the end of the year, we at The Geek Show plan to take a little look back through some of the home releases we missed when they were released. All of them have their merits, but none have gained retrospective interest like Criterion UK’s release of D.A. Pennebaker’s 1970 […]
Current (1964): a calm surface with a darker undertow (Review)
The new Hungarian Masters set is the second time Second Run have released a box set themed around Hungary’s cinema. The previous one was released in 2010 and showcased the work of Miklós Janscó, Károly Makk and Márta Mészáros, three of the most prominent Hungarian directors of the 1950s-1970s era. […]