Sadly, 2017 saw the passing of one of the finest screen actors who ever lived, John Hurt. He was an actor who brought such dignity to the roles he played, even in rubbish films. When he starred as Quentin Crisp in 1975, he was already a well-known character actor in films such as 10 Rillington Place and A Man … Continue reading The Naked Civil Servant – Blu-Ray Review
The Hearse is a fairly standard ghost story that has been re-released by Vinegar Syndrome. it came out in 1980 and was directed by George Bowers, who is primarily known as a film editor (he edited Buckaroo Banzai, amongst others). A woman called Jane Hardy moves into the home of her departed aunt in a … Continue reading The Hearse – Blu-Ray Review
Spotlight on a Murderer is a Georges Franju film from 1961. It was the third feature for the director of Head Against the Wall and the extremely creepy Eyes Without a Face, although he also had made several short documentaries (including Blood of the Beast, about a slaughterhouse). Spotlight on a Murderer is one of his … Continue reading Spotlight on a Murderer – Blu-Ray Review
Taboo premiered in the UK in the first week of January on BBC One, and became an instant critical success. There some early reports that it was going to be a big flop for Tom Hardy, but it's since been renewed for a second season, so that mustn't be the case. It would've been a real … Continue reading Taboo – Blu-Ray Review
Housekeeping is the first of three films Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth made in the States, and is the most widely respected of the three. Forsyth had made his name in his native Scotland with a string of successful dramedies: Gregory's Girl, Local Hero and Comfort and Joy. He became heavily disenfranchised with Hollywood and filmmaking as a whole after making the … Continue reading Housekeeping – Blu-Ray Review
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