Neon Genesis Evangelion and its follow-up, The End of Evangelion, are considered by legions of fans to be the pinnacle of the artform known as anime. It’s something that escaped my consciousness till fairly recently when I noticed it was a favourite of a close friend. But it’s simply not the pinnacle of the artform—that would clearly … Continue reading Neon Genesis Evangelion – Blu-Ray Review
Black Friday is the inevitable zombie film set on, well, Black Friday—for those lucky people who don’t know, that’s a day of massive store sales that’s usually the fourth Friday in November. It used be strictly a US thing, but it has now infected most of the developed world. There was another film set on … Continue reading Black Friday – Grimmfest Presents Xmas Horror Nights 2021 Review
Naked is probably the least typical of Mike Leigh’s films, but at the same time it's undeniably the work of Leigh. It’s considerably darker in tone and has a look bordering on film noir, but it is still very much a snapshot of the East London where the vast majority of his films are set. It’s … Continue reading Naked – Blu-Ray Review
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
Stylish, cool, and calm, Le Samouraï is a film that casts a spell, one that transports you to a world of crime that is both glamorous and mysterious. It is very procedural and technical, filled with the minutiae of police investigation. There's a lot of walking and stalking. The lead is a wounded wolf, trying … Continue reading Le Samouraï – Blu-Ray Review
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