Paul Verhoeven is a director who isn't afraid to push the boundaries of what is acceptable and politically correct etc. His latest film Elle is a prime example of this, it's fundamentally a black comedy which deals with rape, a topic considered by many something you can't make any kind of jokes about. It's Verhoeven first … Continue reading Elle – Blu-Ray Review
Mole People is one of those '50s B-movies that is a better poster than a film, which is often the case—especially when the B-movie in question was a studio production rather than a scuzzy indie production. The film has since lent its name to the real-life phenomenon of homeless people who live in subway tunnels, the most … Continue reading Mole People – Blu-Ray Review
Every once in awhile a film comes along that you hate with all the passion in your body. Spaceship is that film for me, and I would struggle to think of a film that boiled my blood more in recent memory: even Batman Vs. Superman I didn't hate this much. Spaceship is a film that puts the very worst of … Continue reading Spaceship – DVD Review
Marriage Italian Style's title is a reference to Divorce Italian Style, which also starred Marcello Mastroianni and was a big international hit. It also won an Academy Award for best screenplay, a rarity for a foreign language film. However, besides the title and star, there is no real connection between the two films. Marriage Italian Style was directed by Vittorio De … Continue reading Marriage Italian Style – Blu-Ray Review
Lola is the middle part of a trilogy of films, but no characters reappear throughout, nor do they occur in anything like a cinematic universe. They are a portrait of post-war Germany told through the Sirkian melodrama its director, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, loved. Lola is kind of the odd one out in this trio because its … Continue reading Lola (1981) – Blu-Ray Review
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