Film and TV

With shades of Dawn of the Dead (trapped in a huge space with shops), REC (the outside world are aware of what is happening) and a horror twist on Pluribus, Colony certainly has enough about it to keep you entertained.

Richard Burton plays Baron Kurt Von Sepper is an Austrian flying hero who suffered a chemical accident that has scarred his chin and caused his beard to turn blue. He’s big in the Not-the-Nazi party, and has a penchant for nubile young wives.

This is a film that deals with what it means to be human, and how to cope with death, but that all kind of fades into the background when you see Brad’s full lips and Tom chomping down on his neck. OOFFFFF(sorry).

It’s one of those films that needs to be seen for its acting, for turning characters on their heads, for the constant unease, for the script and story, for the sunshine and sweat.

A very enjoyable Sunday afternoon film to watch with your dad.

This is without a doubt a bit of a mad (long) film, but I enjoyed it. A great addition to the ‘I’ve never seen this but… wow’ shelf for 60MW.

Practical Magic should not work.

It’s a romantic comedy, a supernatural fantasy, a domestic abuse drama, a murder story and, for a while, a police investigation. Yet, somehow, that has become part of its charm.

Thirty years later, the film actually feels better to me than it did when it originally came out.

This is not an essential spaghetti western, nor is it one of the great Django films. It is, however, an entertaining example of the genre while it was still gathering momentum.

Subtle humorous moments, plus some (literal) toilet humour, had me smiling and laughing throughout. All climaxing in a wonderful end to the story that will long stay in the memory.