Category Archives: Past Releases
Red White & Blue (2010)
Drama; thriller; horror. Simon Rumley’s challenging and disturbing Red White & Blue morphs slowly from one genre to another, building intimacy and empathy towards its characters as it crescends towards its terrifying denouement. The script, simultaneously compassionate and threatening, thrives
Red White & Blue (2010)
Drama; thriller; horror. Simon Rumley’s challenging and disturbing Red White & Blue morphs slowly from one genre to another, building intimacy and empathy towards its characters as it crescends towards its terrifying denouement. The script, simultaneously compassionate and threatening, thrives
Zodiac (2007)
There are very few films I can watch again and again. Se7en is one of them. Zodiac is another. I love these two films because they are very well written and produced, and marry my favourite film genre – thrillers –
Zodiac (2007)
There are very few films I can watch again and again. Se7en is one of them. Zodiac is another. I love these two films because they are very well written and produced, and marry my favourite film genre – thrillers –
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
We have already reviewed my all-time favourite noir, The Grifters (1990), the film adaptation of Jim Thompson’s 1963 novel. Thompson’s 1955 novel, After Dark, My Sweet, has also been eponymously adapted to the screen; curiously, also in 1990. Again, this is a
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
We have already reviewed my all-time favourite noir, The Grifters (1990), the film adaptation of Jim Thompson’s 1963 novel. Thompson’s 1955 novel, After Dark, My Sweet, has also been eponymously adapted to the screen; curiously, also in 1990. Again, this is a
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Following the incredibly sad loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman, I present this review of this amazing film so that you may go and watch it, and wonder again at the superior talents of this relatively young man who has left
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Following the incredibly sad loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman, I present this review of this amazing film so that you may go and watch it, and wonder again at the superior talents of this relatively young man who has left
Pierrepoint (2005)
This film is a fascinating examination of the life of Albert Pierrepoint, one of the longest-serving hangmen in England. His career spanned from 1932 to 1956, during which he gained the reputation of being the most expeditious executioner in British history.
Pierrepoint (2005)
This film is a fascinating examination of the life of Albert Pierrepoint, one of the longest-serving hangmen in England. His career spanned from 1932 to 1956, during which he gained the reputation of being the most expeditious executioner in British history.
The Grifters (1990)
An unacknowleged classic, The Grifters is a neo-noir of the highest order. For my tastes, it is the best noir I have seen, with Double Indemnity (1944) a close second. The film is based on the novel, The Grifters, by legendary pulp crime
The Grifters (1990)
An unacknowleged classic, The Grifters is a neo-noir of the highest order. For my tastes, it is the best noir I have seen, with Double Indemnity (1944) a close second. The film is based on the novel, The Grifters, by legendary pulp crime
The Cement Garden (1993)
The Cement Garden is a very well made film. It follows one English family as they try to deal with new bewildering events outside of their coping mechanisms. The story is a strange one. It is fascinating. This is paradise for
The Cement Garden (1993)
The Cement Garden is a very well made film. It follows one English family as they try to deal with new bewildering events outside of their coping mechanisms. The story is a strange one. It is fascinating. This is paradise for
