Brigsby Bear is a very odd film. David McCary, who is one of the main segment directors on Saturday Night Live, is the director, and the star and co-screenwriter is Kyle Mooney, also an SNL stalwart. It’s quite a dark and twisted movie. Mooney plays a man called James who has always lived in what … Continue reading DVD Review – Brigsby Bear
Author: Ian Schultz
Blu-Ray Review – Liquid Sky
Liquid Sky is a bizarre little science fiction film that originally came out in 1983. Initially it was a massive success. It played almost continuously for a year, spending 28 weeks on Variety’s top-grossing box office charts to eventually become the most successful independent film of the year. But then the film fell out of … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Liquid Sky
Tim Hunter Talks Looking Glass, River’s Edge, Twin Peaks and More
Tim Hunter very graciously allowed me to interview him to tie in the UK release of his new feature Looking Glass which is his first feature in a decade. It's a psycho-sexual desert noir starring Nicolas Cage and Robin Tunney. I've sat through more of the recent Nicolas Cage films that I care to admit … Continue reading Tim Hunter Talks Looking Glass, River’s Edge, Twin Peaks and More
Blu-Ray Review – Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon is a curious beast of a movie. It came out in 1987, with not a huge amount of fanfare at the time, but over the years it has gained a small cult following. It's an anthology film, which is never an easy feat to pull off, even when the greatest … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Amazon Women on the Moon
Blu-Ray Review – La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles was an enormous success worldwide when it came out in 1978/79. It was for many straight audiences the first time they had seen the world of drag on screen, although cross-dressing is one of the oldest tropes in cinema. However, it was normally played for laughs, and it was a straight person … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – La Cage aux Folles