Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh was the follow-up to the original Candyman, which came out in 1992. The first film in what would become a three-film franchise was one of the most interesting and original horror films of the '90s, not a decade known for its great originally in American horror cinema. It was also deeply … Continue reading Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh – Blu-Ray Review
To Sleep With Anger is a Charles Burnett film from 1990. Burnett was one of the first Black filmmakers, arriving half a decade before Spike Lee and a real pioneer in the late 70s. His films were not widely seen, with this being the first that got wide distribution (his first, Killer of Sheep, was … Continue reading To Sleep With Anger – Blu-Ray Review
Wheels on Meals is a relatively early film in Jackie Chan's long and insanely productive career as a action superstar. Chan had already became a superstar in his native Hong Kong, and had started trying to break out into the international market—and especially the American market. He wouldn't gain superstar status in the US until the … Continue reading Wheels on Meals – Blu-Ray Review
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is of course the latest film in what I guess is now dubbed the "Wizarding World" franchise, which comprises the Harry Potter films, the Fantastic Beasts films and I'm sure more spin-offs down the line. I grew up with the Harry Potter books and films, like most people my generation, … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Blu-Ray Review
The British director Steve McQueen has marked himself as above the pack of British filmmakers in the last decade with his previous three features, Hunger (still his best), Shame and his Oscar-winning 12 Years A Slave. Ever since Shame he has been wetting his toes in America, and of course 12 Years A Slave is as American of … Continue reading Widows – Blu-Ray Review
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