Don’t make me out no saint, but don’t put me down too deep. The what of the who? Right? I’m trusting you’ve never heard of this movie and I’m going to tell you why it’s worth your time. The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a comedy western, and to the surprise of many, the filmContinue reading “Peckinpah’s Finest: The Argument for The Ballad of Cable Hogue”
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Nuking the Fridge: An Opinionated Spielberg Retrospective
As Spielberg’s most famous character is currently being revisited without him, I feel it is time for an opinionated retrospective. The mainstream press holds on Spielberg’s every cinematic word (looking at you, Empire). Everyone sings his praises. Who wouldn’t want to sit and chat movies with Spielberg? Who wouldn’t want to be this guy? IContinue reading “Nuking the Fridge: An Opinionated Spielberg Retrospective”
On To Have and Have Not – Lauren Bacall’s Finest Moment
Who was the girl, Steve? The one who left you with such a high opinion of women? Legend goes that Howard Hawks was so confident in his ability to make great movies he bet Hemingway he could make a winner from the worst of his novels. The result was To Have and Have Not (1944).Continue reading “On To Have and Have Not – Lauren Bacall’s Finest Moment”
In Defense of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Let’s talk about the Lynch film nobody saw and less people remember. In Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, you missed a masterpiece by one of cinema’s true masters. Let me tell you why. Anyone who was there at the time will remember the hype around Twin Peaks: the surrealist filmmaker behind Eraserhead, The ElephantContinue reading “In Defense of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me”
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Review: Netflix’s Lost in Space
Remember how much we hated the 90s movie that wasted Gary Oldman, cast Joey from that saccharine Friends show and had a CGI Snarf? After three seasons of listening to Maureen Robinson preface every statement with ‘As a mother and a scientist‘ we can be grateful this show is finally at an end. The finalContinue reading “Review: Netflix’s Lost in Space”
On Saviour (1998)
If you were asked to name a film that tells the story of a professional mercenary saving a baby, The Mandalorian might bubble up out of the zeitgeist. Well, forget that harmless fluff; the film presented for your consideration is the forgotten Saviour (1998), starring Dennis Quaid. Put simply, this is one of the mostContinue reading “On Saviour (1998)”
On Rango (2011)
If I asked you to name a western where the characters were all sunburnt and were cast to stock-character type, you would normally be right to think of Sergio Leone’s widescreen epics. To this fine company you should now add the excellent Rango (2011), an anthropomorphic spaghetti western starring an animated chameleon, voiced byContinue reading “On Rango (2011)”
What Can Spanish Cinema Teach Us?
The label ‘foreign language film’ tends to summon up images of worthy arthouse fare and the repackaging of other people’s culture under the safe prejudiced assumption that cinema is solely the preserve of the English-speaking world. This patronising label unfairly reduces great talent and innovative films to minority interest and novelty. Let’s pick twoContinue reading “What Can Spanish Cinema Teach Us?”
On The Believer (2001) – The Only Good Film About Faith
The Believer (2001) is a simple story of a modern Neo-Nazi but unlike American History X, this isn’t a tragic redemption story. No, the twist in this tale is the protagonist is a Jew. The story is about Danny Balint, a young man committed to the Nazi ideal. It starts with him beating a youngContinue reading “On The Believer (2001) – The Only Good Film About Faith”
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