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Black Christmas (Review)

December 26, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewBlack Christmas, Bob Clarke, Holidays, Keir Dullea, Olivia Hussey

Since it is Christmas and I’m feeling a little festive, it only makes sense that I review a Christmas film this week, or, at least, a Christmas-themed psychological slasher. Happy Holidays! Given that the Christmas

Mandy (Review)

December 19, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewAndrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Mandy, Nicholas Cage, Panos Cosmatos

In my review of Beyond the Black Rainbow last week, I wholeheartedly recognised director Panos Cosmatos as a budding prospect with auteurist sensibilities, even going so far as to compare him to Davids Lynch and

Beyond the Black Rainbow (Review)

December 12, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewBeyond the Black Rainbow, Eva Bourne, Michael Rogers, Panos Cosmatos

I remember the first time I had ever watched David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, and how its sheer brilliance had rendered me speechless, while what I can only describe as a tingling sensation cascaded the length

The Proposition (Review)

December 5, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewDanny Huston, Guy Pearce, Nick Cave, Ray Winstone, Richard Wilson, The Proposition

To my father, Clint Eastwood is a cinematic god, and the Western genre is his sermon. I grew up watching all the greats, from High Plains Drifter to the Dollars trilogy and The Outlaw Josie

Lawless (Review)

November 28, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewJason Clarke, John Hillcoat, Lawless, Nick Cave, Shia Labeouf, Tom Hardy

Unbeknownst to many, even those who are somewhat familiar with the music legend, Nick Cave is a screenwriter as well as a musician. Cave has written exclusively for Australian-born Canadian director John Hillcoat, and while

Why Blade Runner 2049 is One of the Greatest Sequels of All Time, but Not a Masterpiece

November 21, 2018November 22, 2018Opinion, ReviewBlade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Denis Villeneuve, Ridley Scott

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 Last year fans were treated to the release of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner.