Albert Brooks has carved out such an odd little niche in American comedy cinema: he always plays some variation on the self-obsessed neurotic character that he created in his early stand-up routine. His films are never hugely successful, but they are generally critical favourites. He was often compared to Woody Allen, especially in the '80s—and … Continue reading Defending Your Life – Blu-Ray Review
This Howard Hawks film from 1934 is the first of Hawks’s screwball comedies. It stars John Barrymore and Carole Lombard in a movie that is pretty zany, but doesn’t go to the dizzying heights of Bringing Up Baby or His Girl Friday. However, Twentieth Century is still a very fun movie. Barrymore plays an egomaniac … Continue reading Twentieth Century – Blu-Ray Review
Crimewave is Sam Raimi’s infamous follow-up to The Evil Dead, and the second Coen Brothers script to be made into a film, released within a year of Blood Simple. The film was a very difficult production for everyone involved, and ended up tonally schizophrenic. But if you’re willing to go with it, you’ll have some … Continue reading Crimewave (1985) – Blu-Ray Review
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun is the American title for Doppelgänger, a film that is now generally known as Journey to the Far Side of the Sun elsewhere as well. It's one of those sci-fi films that came out in the immediate wake of 2001: A Space Odyssey, a movie whose influence over the film is debatable. … Continue reading Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969) – Blu-Ray Review
Wonder Woman 1984 is the sequel to the 2017 Wonder Woman film, both directed by Patty Jenkins. It was one of many films set for a big theatrical release in 2020, but due to Covid it was the first film to meet the fate of having a simultaneous US release on HBO Max and whatever … Continue reading Wonder Woman 1984 – Blu-Ray Review
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