The musical is somewhat like the western, in the sense that they were dominant film genres from the ’30s to the ’50s but have since fallen out of fashion. The western comes back every ten years or so, while the musical—probably due to its deliberately artificial nature—struggles to. La La Land, however, might have just reinvented the musical, … Continue reading La La Land – London Film Festival Review
Eddie Murphy is normally terrible in everything possible except his early stand-up but Bowfinger is like what Punch-Drunk Love is to Adam Sandler, the exception to the rule. It’s directed by Frank Oz who is an interesting director and of course a great muppeter and performer in his own right. Steve Martin wrote the screenplay and stars as … Continue reading Bowfinger – Blu-Ray Review
Vamp is one of many Vampire films which basically saved the genre and put a new contemporary spin on the age-old genre. The best of these were undoubtably Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark which blended the Vampire film with the Western but also a dab of film noir. Vamp plays around with the frat boy comedy which started with … Continue reading Vamp – Blu-Ray Review
The concept of a smart political thriller should be a dominant form especially in these times of whistleblowers, terrorism, the growing gaps between the rich and poor. For whatever reason they are becoming rarer and rarer but Jodie Foster's latest film Money Monster is a rarity and has a lot to say about our society. It … Continue reading Money Monster – Blu-Ray Review
Pedro Almodóvar probably more than most directors understands the fundamentally but often forgotten fact cinema is first and foremost a visual medium. He came out of the cultural movement La Movida Madrileña which happened immediately after the death of the Fascist dictator Franco. It was kind of like the Spanish answer to Punk Rock but also … Continue reading Pedro Almodóvar Collection ’80s – Blu-Ray Review
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