Gore Verbinski is a director people love to hate, he made one kind of great film before which was the first Pirates of the Caribbean was people forget due to the endless amount of sequels (I tuned out after the first sequel) was a truly original breath of fresh air. His last film was the much-publicized … Continue reading A Cure for Wellness – DVD Review
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Doberman Cop – Blu-Ray Review
Kinji Fukasaku is an interesting director, because for the most part he is only known in the western world for his final film, the masterful Battle Royale–he died during the production of Part 2. However, he had a very long career in Japan, dating back to early '60s and including making many Yakuza, cop and Samurai … Continue reading Doberman Cop – Blu-Ray Review
Security – DVD Review
Antonio Banderas is one of the great actors of the last 30 years so it's really had to see him submitting himself to schlock like this. It's not unlike the character he plays in the film who is an ex-military captain who has to slum it as a minimum wage security guard. Where is Robert … Continue reading Security – DVD Review
Stockholm My Love – Blu-Ray Review
Mark Cousins is a truly lovely guy with such a deep love for cinema that it’s truly infectious. He first became known to the public when he took over from Alex Cox as the host of Moviedrome and later on the exceptional interview series Scene By Scene, which needs a DVD release badly. In the … Continue reading Stockholm My Love – Blu-Ray Review
American Werewolf in Paris – Blu-Ray Review
An American Werewolf in London was a successful film in the cinema, and even more so on video, where it developed a big cult following. But while I like John Landis’s early films, I never quite got the greatness of his werewolf film—especially since Joe Dante’s far superior and more subversive take on the genre, The Howling, came … Continue reading American Werewolf in Paris – Blu-Ray Review
