Month: September 2020

Georges Méliès' extraordinary A Trip to the Moon is one of the first films that I remember seeing: that image of the Man in the Moon is so stuck in my brain that I can't recall a time before I was aware of it. I don't even completely know how I first stumbled across it—I may have … Continue reading A Trip To The Moon – Blu-Ray Review →

Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake made quite a formidable pairing in the '40s. They were put together partly due to the fact Lake was one of the only actresses in Hollywood shorter than Ladd, who was a tiny 5 foot 6 inches for a leading man while Lake was 4 ft 11 in. This Gun … Continue reading This Gun For Hire – Blu-Ray Review →

Based on a novel by Jaws author Peter Benchley, The Deep was made to cash in on the success of the original blockbuster—which in its own way was a masterpiece. It was directed by Peter Yates, a  good director who also did Bullett, The Friends of Eddie Coyle and Breaking Away, amongst others. Yates was … Continue reading The Deep (1977) – Blu-Ray Review →

Arrow has compiled a Blu-Ray box set with two films based on the exploits of post-war gangster Rikio Ishikawa, as documented by author Goro Fujitu in his novel Graveyard of Honor. There are similarities to The Godfather, with a story focused on conflicts within a gangland family. The first film is directed by Kinji Fukasaku, … Continue reading Graveyards of Honor – Blu-Ray Review →