Revolver is an Italian cop movie from 1973 featuring Oliver Reed. Director Sergio Sollima had by this point made a bunch of spaghetti westerns, including some famous ones like The Big Gun Down and Face to Face. From there he moved into poliziottesco—his first was Violent City, which was written Lina Wertmüller. The wife of … Continue reading Revolver (1973) – Blu-Ray Review →

Fire Sale was the second film directed by actor Alan Arkin after his gloriously unhinged black comedy Little Murders. It's so bad that it basically killed off Arkin's once-promising directorial career, with Arkin the opportunity to make just a couple of shorts and TV episodes in the 45 years since. It was based on the novel by … Continue reading Fire Sale – Blu-Ray Review →

Parallel Mothers is the latest film from the always reliable Pedro Almodóvar. The script has been around for a while, and there was even a poster for the then-fictional film Parallel Mothers in 2009's Broken Embraces. The time for him to fine-tune the script is probably down to it being the first film where he really deals with the … Continue reading Parallel Mothers – Blu-Ray Review →

Round Midnight is one of Bertrand Tavernier’s best-known and most successful films—it did surprisingly well in the US, and Herbie Hancock's score actually took home the Oscar for best score. It came after Tavernier gained a little bit of attention in the states due to Coup de Torchon and A Sunday in the Country, so he was able to get … Continue reading Round Midnight – Blu-Ray Review →

Uncharted is based on the very popular action-adventure videogame series of the same name, which is somewhat inspired by the Indiana Jones franchise. I know the film is not very accurately matched to the game, and some of the game’s fans have criticised it for that reason. The film was in development hell for over … Continue reading Uncharted – UHD Review →