Otley is one of those weird late-60s spy farces. Loads of them were made because of the popularity of James Bond, which was ripe for spoofing. This one isn’t as good as Our Man Flint (or Casino Royale), even though it stars Tom Courtenay. Courtenay was a big deal at the time because of his … Continue reading Otley – Blu-Ray Review
Town on Trial is an odd little film. There have been some murders in a British town, and now everyone is under suspicion. John Mills plays police superintendent Mike Halloran, who is sent in by Scotland Yard to sort out case when the town party girl Molly Stevens (Magda Miler) is found. Of course the … Continue reading Town on Trial – Blu-Ray Review
Jack Nicholson had been around the movie world for a long time, but it wasn't till 1969's Easy Rider that he became a star—and it would be hard to find an actor with a better run of films in the '70s than Nicholson. Funnily enough, he wanted to be a writer and director, not an actor, but … Continue reading The Passenger – Blu-Ray Review
In the 1970s Robert Altman was riding high off the success of M*A*S*H, so he was able to make some of the most idiosyncratic films of the era. Luckily for him, some of them were successful, most notably Nashville and McCabe & Mrs. Miller, but he also made numerous quirky films that while they often dealt with genre, also completely … Continue reading Images – Blu-Ray Review
Gumshoe is problematic, to say the least. It was Stephen Frears’s debut film, and his only feature until 1984’s The Hit. As the title suggests, it’s about a detective (played by Albert Finney), an amateur who dreams of being a Philip Marlowe type of professional. It’s mostly set in Liverpool, and is an odd film—his … Continue reading Gumshoe – Blu-Ray Review
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