Louder Than Bombs is Joachim Trier's English language debut after becoming somewhat of a critics darling after his Norwegian language films. Trier enlists a stunning range of great actors for the film such as Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert and John Sayles' go to actor David Strathairn. It had its premiere at Cannes and had an indie theatre … Continue reading Louder Than Bombs – Blu-Ray Review
Luchino Visconti suffered a stroke in 1972 during the post-production of Ludwig which was basically the beginning of the end of his film career. He however managed to finish two more films till his death in 1976 and one of those films was Conversation Piece. It's probably best known for the fact it reunited Visconti with … Continue reading Conversation Piece – Blu-Ray Review
I thought I had pretty much exhausted most of the truly great film noirs but I was very wrong. Cry of the City is one of Robert Siodmak's many noirs and I have to plead guilty to skipping most of them in my noir buying except of course his adaptation of The Killers. This silly oversight will … Continue reading Cry of the City – Blu-Ray Review
Sid & Nancy is 30 years old now so it's time for that inevitable re-release on Blu-Ray. It attempts to tell the story of relationship between Sex Pistols "bassist" Sid Vicious and his junkie American girlfriend Nancy Spungen which ends in the death of both them . It was the follow-up to Alex Cox's debut (and still best … Continue reading Sid & Nancy – Blu-Ray Review
Sing Street tells the story of a teenager dreamer Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) who is forced to change schools from a private one to a Catholic brothers school. Conor also has the biggest crush on Raphina (Lucy Boynton) and decides to start a band to impress her and so she can appear in their music videos. It's set … Continue reading Sing Street – Blu-Ray Review
