Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981) Dir. Shinji Somai The 1980s weren’t exactly a golden era for Japanese cinema. The masters that put the country on the global stage had either passed away or were in the twilight of their careers, offering the world their final works. Instead, the 1980s […]
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The Damned (1969) Classic Film Kid Review
Dementia 13 (1962): the B-Horror that gave us The Godfather (Review)
Roger Corman is generally remembered as a net positive for movie history. As the legend goes, his American International Pictures gave an early break to a generation of actors, writers and directors who went on to reshape American cinema in the 1970s. The actual films, though, are often overlooked in […]
Early Universal Vol 2: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea/The Calgary Stampede/What Happened to Jones? (1916-1926) (Review)
Hot on the heels of Eureka’s Masters of Cinema release of Early Universal Vol 1 in August comes this second volume from the vaults of the 110-year-old Hollywood studio, featuring one of its earliest productions, an epic adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea from 1916, alongside 1925 […]
Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes (2021) Complex, Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi (Review)
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes really makes you think it will confuse, confound, and in places make you laugh. It’s billed as a Sci-Fi comedy, but honestly don’t expect laugh-out-loud moments, it’s not that kind of film, there is mild humour which makes it an easy light-hearted watch. Before I go on you need to […]
Son (2021); Hell hath no fury like a Mother stalked (Review)
There has been an increased interest in Shudder original movies over the last few years that has earned it the reputation of “Netflix for horror”. Its biggest successes – the timely and terrifying Zoom horror Host, the Peabody Award-winning La Llorona, and the popular television adaptation of Creepshow – put […]
The Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) Fantastic Film, Even Better Extras (Review)
Roald Dahl was one of the greatest writers of children’s stories, his stories have captured and enthralled children since his first children’s tale “Gremlins” in 1943. The Fantastic Mr Fox first published in 1970 finally made its way to the screen in 2009 when Wes Anderson adapted it brilliantly with […]