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
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 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
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
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
