There are few films where you know from just the initial music that you are about to have an overpowering experience. Brady Corbet's debut film as director, The Childhood of a Leader, is one such film. It's utterly gripping, despite taking around half an hour to get into the rhythm of a film that builds … Continue reading The Childhood of a Leader – Blu-Ray Review
Brian De Palma was pretty much burnt out after the catastrophic failure of his adaptation of The Bonfire of the Vanities. It was a seriously compromised film in every regard, from deviating from the original text to casting, despite its an inspired opening, which was one long steady-cam shot. After the debacle, De Palma returned to an idea he had … Continue reading Raising Cain – Blu-Ray Review
Bryan Cranston has reinvented himself after his initial acclaim from his role on Malcolm in the Middle all those years ago. The beginning of this was, of course, the career-defining role of Walter White on Breaking Bad, a show that only got serious attention after a couple of seasons. His performance and the series are … Continue reading The Infiltrator – Blu-Ray Review
Eisenstein in Guanajuato is the latest film by Peter Greenaway and it's undeniably his strongest work in years but that's not saying a whole lot. Greenaway made his name in the '80s with baroque styled films which often bordered on the surreal and always looked like the work of a master painter instead of a filmmaker. … Continue reading Eisenstein in Guanajuato – Blu-Ray Review
Obama has now left the office of President and has been replaced with a man who powders his nose with Cheetos. Trump is also a man who clearly paid his wife Melania to have the "pleasure" of their first date. If the inauguration of Trump is anything to go by, Trump and Melania have no chemistry at … Continue reading Southside With You – DVD Review
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