The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Blu-Ray Review

The French Lieutenant's Woman is one of the dullest films I've ever seen, and that's saying something. Karel Reisz directs--Reisz was a decent director in the '70s, with The Gambler and Who'll Stop the Rain, but is probably best remembered in the UK for the '60s British kitchen-sink drama Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. This film is based on the novel … Continue reading The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Blu-Ray Review

Hammer Volume Five: Death & Deceit – Blu-Ray Review

The latest Hammer box set from Indicator should come with a warning: if your favourite Hammer movies are the horror/science fiction ones, this isn’t for you. This serves up a taste of the swashbuckling adventure movies they did. All four fit the mould of films rooted in England’s last gasp as a colonial power, with … Continue reading Hammer Volume Five: Death & Deceit – Blu-Ray Review

The Navigator / Seven Chances / Battling Butler – Blu-Ray Review

This is the second volume of Buster Keaton features from Masters of Cinema, which also released a very comprehensive set of Keaton’s shorts a couple years ago. It’s a collection of films in which he was starred and directed, from the definitive period of his work in feature filmmaking. These were made in between the … Continue reading The Navigator / Seven Chances / Battling Butler – Blu-Ray Review