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 […]
Review: Two Weeks to Live
DVD & Digital: Two Weeks to Live (2020)Kim Noakes (Maisie Williams) was only 6 years old when her father was killed in mysterious circumstances in front of her, and for the past 15 years has been brought up in remote isolation from the rest of the world by her mother; Tina (Sian Clifford).Now setting off […]
Review: The Constant Gardner
DVD: The Constant Gardner (2005)The Constant Gardener, based on John le Carré’s 2001 novel of the same name, is one of those ‘well made’ British films, starring really good actors that tell a solid story about a terrible wrong that is eventually righted.Told partly in flashback, Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) is a shy, quiet British diplomat in […]
Review: Rams
Digital Platforms: Rams (2020)A remake of Grímur Hákonarson’s 2015 Icelandic film also called Rams, this is the story of 2 Australian outback brothers: the more affable Colin (Sam Neil) who tells his sheep daily how beautiful they are, and the pissed, miserable, disliked Les (Michael Caton), who despite more or less living side by side […]
Review: Willy’s Wonderland
Streaming: Willy’s WonderlandNicolas Cage stars as ‘The Janitor’, a man of few words (very few words) who finds himself tasked with cleaning up the titular ‘Willy’s Wonderland’ (an abandoned funhouse) in order to pay off his repair bill to a local garage after his car ran over some spikes left on the road by the towns […]