Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
In ‘Before the Coffee Gets Cold’ we visit a small café in Tokyo, however, this café offers its customers the opportunity to travel back in time. We meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer. This novel is split into four chapters, one for each visitor wishing […]
Review: Breasts and Eggs
‘Breasts and Eggs’ is Mieko Kawakami’s first full-length novel translated into English. The book is split into two parts. In part one we follow thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko’s twelve-year-old daughter, Midoriko. Natsu is a failing writer, Makiko is in search of breast enhancement surgery, and Midoriko has fallen into communicating only […]
Review: The Columnist
Digital: The Columnist (2019)Newspaper columnist and author Femke Boot (Katja Herbers) is suffering from writers’ block, and her ability to overcome this is not helped by a constant barrage of personal abuse on social media platforms. Upon discovering that her next door neighbour is one of the people posting hateful messages about her, she “helps him” when […]
Review: Sacrifice
Digital: Sacrifice (2020)6 weeks away from the birth of their first child, Isaac (Ludovic Hughes) and Emma (Sophie Stevens) travel from America to a remote Norwegian village after the death of a family member there.They are soon looked after by local policewoman Renate (Barbara Crampton), who, along with her daughter, want to make Isaac and […]
Review: The Invisible Man Appears / The Invisible Man vs The Human Fly
Blu-ray: The Invisible Man Appears (1949) The Invisible Man vs The Human Fly (1957) While being familiar with (and very much enjoying) a variety of ‘Invisible Man’ movies, including the classic 1933 James Whale / Claude Rains version, the John Carpenter helmed 1992 adaptation, and the recent 2020 movie which very much exceeded all expectations […]
Review: Assault on Station 33
DVD & Digital: Assault on Station 33 (2021)Military veteran and PTSD sufferer Jason Hill (Sean Patrick Flanery) has arranged to meet his wife, Jennifer (Gina Holden), for lunch at the Veteran’s Affairs hospital where she works.After Jennifer is called away for an emergency meeting with the head of US Military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the […]
Review: 20th Century
Blu-ray: 20th Century (1934)Interestingly, 20th Century has nothing whatsoever to do with time or the studio. It is in fact, a train. The film is based on ‘Napoleon of Broadway’, a very successful play by Charles Bruce Millholland about his experiences in working for the legendary Broadway producer. This screwball comedy film directed by the great Howard Hawks and starring John Barrymore and Carole […]
Review: Emperor
Inspired by the legend of 19th century freedom fighter Shields “Emperor” Greene (played in the movie by Dayo Okeniyi); a descendant of African Kings who turns into outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War American south, Emperor, while not historically accurate (how many movies are!?), is a fascinating and insightful look into one particular timeframe of Shields life.Dayo […]
Review: An Impossible Project
Digital: An Impossible Project (2020)Suitably shot entirely on 35mm film, as well as a live score recorded directed to vinyl with a full jazz orchestra, Jens Meurer’s An Impossible Project is a fascinating look into how the digital world has become an essential part of our lives, often pushing away the “real analogue world” and the […]
Review: Against the Tides
Digital: Against the Tides (2019) Beth French is a British single mum who suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome, while also having to look after her autistic young son. Her whole life she has found comfort while swimming, and so takes up the challenge to become the first person to ever complete the ‘Oceans Seven’ in a […]
