In this new film by Aaron Morehead and Justin Benson, two directors who have been making a name for themselves with films like The Endless and Synchronic, John (Morehead) and Levi (Benson) are neighbours who decide to investigate when strange things start happening in one of the other flats in their building. They think it … Continue reading Something in the Dirt – Blu-Ray Review →

The Cat And The Canary and The Ghost Breakers mark two of three team-ups between a youngish Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. At the time of these films you could probably make the case that Goddard was the bigger star, having been a Ziegfield girl, doing films like The Women and, of course, her relationship with Charles Chaplin. … Continue reading The Cat And The Canary and The Ghost Breakers – Blu-Ray Review →

Croupier marked a sadly short-lived comeback for perhaps Britain's greatest director of neo-noir, Mike Hodges, who can claim that title simply for Get Carter if for nothing else. Croupier was his first feature in nine years after his most underrated and probably second-best film, Black Rainbow, just came and went. Film4 commissioned Hodges to make the film, and it's completely … Continue reading Croupier – UHD Review →

Mad God was directed by Phil Tippett, a legendary visual effects artist who worked on the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, RoboCop, and Starship Troopers (as well as directing its TV-film sequel). You may not know his work by name, but you’ve seen loads of it—he’s an absolute master, who invented Go-Motion, his own … Continue reading Mad God – Blu-Ray Review →

The Driver was Walter Hill's second film as a director after, in his own words, the "moderately successful" Hard Times. Hill had already made a name for himself in Hollywood as a screenwriter, especially for his script for Sam Peckinpah's film The Getaway (which, at the insistence of star Steve McQueen, stupidly cut out the ending from the book—which … Continue reading The Driver – UHD Review →