The Thing is one of those films that is incredibly hard to review now, because it's been dissected to death, not unlike the way the deformed humanoid corpse with two faces is discovered and dissected in the film. When The Thing came out in the summer of 1982, it was on the same day as Blade … Continue reading The Thing – Blu-Ray Review
The Howling is arguably the first really great Joe Dante film. I would also make the case that it’s the only really great werewolf film ever made. It was Dante’s first film post his work in the Roger Corman school of filmmaking, where he came of age as a movie maker. At the same time, … Continue reading The Howling – Blu-Ray Review
The Red Turtle is a dialogue free animated film that was released by Studio Ghibli. It was a Japanese-French-Belgian production directed by a Dutch animator. It’s about a human who gets shipwrecked on a tropical island which is inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds. From there it’s about the cycle of his life, and especially … Continue reading The Red Turtle – Blu-Ray Review
Psychos in Love is a really silly film that came out the '80s and quickly became a cult favourite on the VHS market. It's heavily influenced by the cult film The Honeymoon Killers, but I actually prefer this. It's kind of as if Troma remade The Honeymoon Killers as a ridiculous horror comedy. The title characters are a strip club … Continue reading Psychos in Love – Blu-Ray Review
Life is Sweet was only Mike Leigh's third feature-length film. Like Ken Loach, who he is somewhat unfairly compared to, Leigh worked almost exclusively in TV during the '70s and '80s. His previous film, High Hopes, had been a big hit at festivals, and even ended up playing the US arthouse circuit to high acclaim. Then Life is … Continue reading Life in Sweet – Blu-Ray Review
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