The Leopold and Loeb case has been a source for inspiration for creatives since the play Rope in 1929. Alfred Hitchcock adapted the play years later into one of his most daring films in 1948. The Leopold and Loeb case got a New Queer cinema makeover with Swoon in 1992. However the best version of the events is Compulsion … Continue reading Compulsion – Blu-Ray Review →

<img class=""alignnoneMiloš Forman was one of the leading lights of the Czech New Wave with his films such as Loves of a Blonde and The Firemen’s Ball. Forman would soon after the banning of The Firemen’s Ball in 1968 after the Soviet Invasion would leave for the USA. Forman in the states would make classics like One Flew … Continue reading The Firemen’s Ball – Blu-Ray Review →

Some films may sound good on paper, but when it comes down to actually watching them it’s a painful experience. One such case is the Benicio Del Toro starring “reimagining” of The Wolfman which was an extremely troubled production which had two years of delays and reshoots until its final release. The initial version was … Continue reading The Wolfman – DVD Review →

Dennis Hopper has just had an enormous box-office and critical hit with Easy Rider in 1969. He is considered a cinematic spokesman for his generation and is given carte blanche to doing anything he wants on his next film. He follows it up with a daringly experimental film The Last Movie which the studio Universal … Continue reading The American Dreamer – Blu-Ray Review →

Once in a few years comes along a film that is so gruelling its becomes painful to watch but that doesn’t necessarily mean its a bad film. Hard to Be a God is one of those films, its Russian, Black & White and 3 hours long and if know anything about Russians they are not the … Continue reading Hard to Be a God – Blu-Ray Review →