Trespass Against Us is one of the few British films set around the Irish Traveller community, and even rarer as its characters are portrayed sympathetically, albeit still as criminals. It's the directorial debut of Adam Smith, who as far as I know has no relation to the Adam Smith the libertarians like who died in the 17th century … Continue reading Trespass Against Us – Blu-Ray Review
The '90s had a great run of crime dramas Tarantino completely reinvented the genre, and by the late '90s his style was being aped by lesser filmmakers like Troy Duffy with The Boondock Saints. The decade was kicked off by quite possibly the greatest mob film ever made, Goodfellas, which of course had Robert De Niro. Al Pacino … Continue reading Donnie Brasco – Blu-Ray Review
Ray Harryhausen was a titan (pun intended) of special effects. I grew up watching his pioneering work and I hope young kids do. He is probably best known for his films based on Greek Mythology, Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans. However, he also made a trilogy of films inspired by Sinbad the … Continue reading The Sinbad Trilogy – Blu-Ray Review
Gore Verbinski is a director people love to hate, he made one kind of great film before which was the first Pirates of the Caribbean was people forget due to the endless amount of sequels (I tuned out after the first sequel) was a truly original breath of fresh air. His last film was the much-publicized … Continue reading A Cure for Wellness – DVD Review
Kinji Fukasaku is an interesting director, because for the most part he is only known in the western world for his final film, the masterful Battle Royale–he died during the production of Part 2. However, he had a very long career in Japan, dating back to early '60s and including making many Yakuza, cop and Samurai … Continue reading Doberman Cop – Blu-Ray Review
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