The Front is a film about the Hollywood blacklist era of the 1950s, during which the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) called actors, directors and writers before Congress and ended their careers with accusations of Communist sympathies. It’s a rare film in which Woody Allen is just acting—and it’s a bit overrated. Allen plays a … Continue reading The Front – Blu-Ray Review
John Huston was totally burnt out when he made Fat City in 1971. He had a huge string of flops and, with the exception of a handful of films, the quality of his work had been on a steady decline since the mid '50s. It was also the time of what would be fondly looked … Continue reading Fat City – Blu-Ray Review
The Edge of Seventeen slipped through the cracks when it came out during the Award season at the end of last year. It's a real shame because it's easily one of the smartest teen comedies to come out in a long time. It's an impressive directorial debut from first time director Kelly Fremon Craig. It's about … Continue reading The Edge of Seventeen – DVD Review
The Creeping Garden is a documentary about the strange, alien-like substance that is plasmodial slime mould. For a long time, slime mould was thought to be a fungus, but researchers have found out that it’s something very different: a eukaryotic organism that is neither plant nor animal. It can move, and apparently it has some … Continue reading The Creeping Garden – Blu-Ray Review
Operation Avalanche is by the young Canadian filmmaker Matt Jonson, whose previous feature The Dirties won big at Slamdance a few years ago. His latest movie is an ambitious mockumentary about faking the moon landing at the end of the 1960s. It’s one of the rare “found-footage” films (which are usually horrible) that is actually … Continue reading Operation Avalanche – DVD Review
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