The Invitation has finally been released on Blu-Ray in the UK after it was dumped onto Netflix in the UK. It's Karyn Kusama's follow-up to Jennifer's Body, a film that just gets better with age, and which has been labelled as something of a "forgotten feminist classic" by critics. Kusama actually got her start years previously, have … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – The Invitation
Hair was the surprise film that Miloš Forman directed as a follow-up to the runaway success of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which is still one of the few films to win the Oscars in the five most sought-after categories: Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. As with a lot of … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Hair
Midsommar is the big horror movie of the year, so everyone has an opinion on it, pro or con. Along with Us, it's definitely up there for horror movie of the year. It's Ari Aster's follow-up to Hereditary, and a far better film than that. Although Aster makes horror movies, he believes he's above the … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Midsommar
Badge 373 is one of those post-The French Connection cop thrillers that came out on the heels of that film's runaway success. The character of Popeye Doyle in The French Connection was based upon a real cop, Eddie Egan, and he was also the basis for Eddie Ryan (Robert Duvall) in Badge 373. He appears in both films as his … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Badge 373
Birdy is an Alan Parker film, made at the height of his run in the 1980s. He was from the generation of British filmmakers as Ridley Scott and Adrian Lyne, directors who cut their teeth on advertisements and got into filmmaking in the 1970s, when they quickly became the darlings of Hollywood. Birdy was Parker's … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Birdy
