Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is the latest film from foul-mouthed anarchist writer/director Martin McDonagh. It became a massive awards contender this year and rightfully took home the Best Actress statuette for Frances McDormand and a Supporting Actor prize for Sam Rockwell. The film also got embroiled in the most absurd kind of PC controversy over … Continue reading Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Blu-Ray Review
The Old Dark House is one of James Whale’s first films post-Frankenstein. Set in Wales, it’s about a group of travellers who have to take refuge in an old dark house due to a storm. Based on book by J.B. Priestley, it might even be the origin of this now-tired plot. The house is the … Continue reading The Old Dark House – Blu-Ray Review
The Grifters is, of course, based on a Jim Thompson novel, and it’s one of the very few adaptations of his books that actually works. It’s the only one that works as an adaptation when updated to a contemporary setting, because so many of his books are set during the Depression and that’s an important … Continue reading The Grifters – Blu-Ray Review
It was a surprise when The Post went empty-handed during awards season this year—before it even opened, numerous jokes had circulated along the lines of "let's give them the Oscar already." And in fact it's a film that historically would have swept the Oscars, but the changing demographics of the Academy members and the fact they … Continue reading The Post – Blu-Ray Review
Inherit The Wind is a Stanley Kramer film: Kramer was a director of mostly socially conscious dramas, and I guess you could make a case that he was the original “Oscar-bait” director. However, he was also a very solid director, and Inherit The Wind finds him at the very peak of his powers. The story … Continue reading Inherit The Wind – Blu-Ray Review
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