In the Cold of the Night is directed by that "Palme D'or winning auteur" Nico Mastorakis, responsible for such transcendent slowcore masterpieces as Hired To Kill, The Zero Boys and Island of Death, to name just a few of the films that won him critical acclaim around the world. No, sorry, none of that is true. … Continue reading In the Cold of the Night – Blu-Ray Review
Babylon Berlin is a hugely expensive German-language TV show that seems to have a rabid cult following and universal critical acclaim—but no one I've talked to has seen it. It's based on a series of novels by author Volker Kutscher about a police inspector, Gereon Rath, who has many demons of his own, from drug addiction … Continue reading Babylon Berlin Series 1 & 2 – DVD Review
“As I drove off, it was still raining and the drops streaked down the windshield like tears." I can't think of another line that perfectly sums up the poetry of film noir: it says everything you need to know about the existential angst you are about to experience in the one hour and eight minutes … Continue reading Detour – Blu-Ray Review
A Dandy in Aspic was Anthony Mann’s last film. At this point his career had pretty much dwindled, after doing lots of film noirs and Westerns. In the ‘60s he started doing lots of epics, like El Cid and Fall of the Roman Empire. This, however, was a ‘60s spy/Cold War thriller. It stars Laurence … Continue reading A Dandy in Aspic – Blu-Ray Review
Recently on the absolutely fantastic "The Movies That Made Me" podcast, which is hosted by Josh Olson and Joe Dante, the topic of walking out of films came up. Dante said Wes Craven's Swamp Thing from 1982 made it OK for him to walk out of a film, after being a die-hard about never walking … Continue reading Swamp Thing – Blu-Ray Review
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