A Kind of Murder is the latest in a long line of Patricia Highsmith adaptations. It's based on one of her earliest novels The Blunderer which has been renamed for the purpose, to this even more generic title. The genericness of the title is unsurprisingly reflected in the film which has some virtues not many … Continue reading A Kind of Murder – DVD Review
Mo' Better Blues came out during the period when Spike Lee was pretty much unstoppable, and was his follow-up to one of his greatest films, Do The Right Thing. It's a film that has kind of been forgotten in his body of work, and when you see it, that neglect becomes somewhat understandable. It lacks … Continue reading Mo’ Better Blues – Blu-Ray Review
eXistenZ has become one of director David Cronenberg's underappreciated works, and deserves a reappraisal, which this new release should help bring about. The film came out in 1999 during the height of "cyberpunk" cinema: The Matrix, Dark City, The Thirteenth Floor, π and even Fight Club (which isn't normally considered a sci-fi film) falls into that … Continue reading eXistenZ – Blu-Ray Review
Guy Ritchie is the king of geezer filmmaking, so no wonder he decided to direct a film about the Original Geezer, King Arthur. Ever since Excalibur, Warner Bros. had been trying to do another Arthurian film, even tapping Bryan Singer for a remake at one point. However, Ritchie had a massive plan of a series of … Continue reading King Arthur: Legend of the Sword – Blu-Ray Review
Orgy of the Dead most certainly doesn't live up to it's lurid title but it's so bizarre you have to admire it. It came out of the mind of everybody's favourite bad director Ed Wood even though he just contributed the script, the direction is much worse than anything Ed every did. It's directed by Stephen C. … Continue reading Orgy of the Dead – Blu-Ray Review
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