Letter to Brezhnev was a small independent film that was made on a shoestring budget but ended up becoming an international hit in 1985. It also one of the first films to come out from Palace Pictures, which initially started as a video distributor–Palace emerged from the work of producer Stephen Woolley in programming the … Continue reading Letter to Brezhnev – Blu-Ray Review
The Invisible Man series within the Universal Horror catalogue seems to have been shafted recently. They are currently reissuing all the Universal films—except for The Invisible Man films—to tie in with the upcoming "reimagining" of The Mummy starring Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe. There is a remake with Johnny Depp slated to come out at some point, so maybe they are waiting to release them then? Whatever … Continue reading The Invisible Man Collection – Blu-Ray Review
Performance may be nearing its 50th anniversary, but it has not lost an inch of its strangeness and power. It still feels like it's a film made in a lysergic-induced haze, because it was. It was the directorial debut of both Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, though over the years it's been revealed that Performance … Continue reading Performance – Blu-Ray Review
This was really one of the weirdest movies I’ve ever seen. The film was a bit of sensation when it played Sundance-lots of walkouts (a good sign). It’s about a guy called Hank, played by Paul Dano, who is about to kill himself. He’s stranded on an island and spots a body (played by Daniel … Continue reading Swiss Army Man – Blu-Ray Review
The Hunger was Tony Scott’s directorial debut (not including an hour-long movie called Loving Memory and a short). He had gained his chops doing music videos and commercials, as did Ridley Scott and many others at that time. His brother had already gained fame as the director of Alien, Blade Runner and other films, and … Continue reading The Hunger – Blu-Ray Review
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