Brave New World is the latest attempt to bring Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel to the screen. This is the third time for an official adaptation, and also the third version on television. There was a long-mooted feature film adaptation with Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott attached, but that version went by the wayside around a decade … Continue reading Brave New World (2020) – Blu-Ray Review
Devi is only the fourth Satyajit Ray film I’ve seen beyond the much-celebrated The Apu Trilogy, which is what made his name outside his native India. Devi seems to have been a turning point in his career where he started experimenting a little more with his storytelling and style, instead of showing mainly just a … Continue reading Devi – Blu-Ray Review
Full Alert was made after Ringo Lam dipped his toes into Hollywood filmmaking with the Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle Maximum Risk. American financers seemed to think that Hong Kong directors couldn’t work with “real actors” and always at least initially teamed them up with the Muscles from Brussels—although to Van Damme’s credit, he has more … Continue reading Full Alert – Blu-Ray Review
Sundown: The Vampire In Retreat is a film directed by Anthony Hickox, an English director who is also the son of Douglas Hickox (the senior Hickox made the fantastic Theatre of Blood and other genre films). As a director, the junior Hickox is mainly known for horror films like Waxwork and Hellraiser III: Hell on … Continue reading Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat – Blu-Ray Review
The Wraith is an absolutely ridiculous movie. It makes no sense, but it’s actually pretty entertaining. It also has one of the most “80s” soundtracks ever. The director, Mike Marvin, made Hamburger: The Motion Picture the same year, and is surprisingly still active. It’s also hard to believe Charlie Sheen made this the same year … Continue reading The Wraith – Blu-Ray Review
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