Mandy is the second film by Panos Cosmatos, director of Beyond the Black Rainbow — a film that still hasn’t been released in the UK. It’s set in a similar alternative psychedelic reality, with Kubrickian and Cronenbergian elements, and in the same year of 1983. Where it departs from its predecessor is that it has … Continue reading Mandy – Blu-Ray Review →

This third volume in Indicator’s ongoing collection series of neglected Columbia films noir includes six features: Johnny O’Clock, The Dark Past, Convicted, Between Midnight and Dawn, The Sniper and City of Fear. As always with these sets, it’s a mixed bag—but every single one of them has at least one or two films that are … Continue reading Columbia Noir #3 – Blu-Ray Review →

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold was the first adaptation of a John le Carré novel, and some people consider it the best one. It was directed by Martin Ritt, a good director who is probably best known for this film and Hud. Ritt was blacklisted for five years, although he was working … Continue reading The Spy Who Came in From the Cold – Blu-Ray Review →

It's 1966, and Jean Luc-Godard has just released Pierrot Le Fou, which for my money was his last true masterpiece. He comes close a couple more times, but that initial spark is starting to fade. His marriage to his muse, Anna Karina, was over and he has hooked up with an even younger lover Anne … Continue reading Masculin Féminin – Blu-Ray Review →

Jungle Fever was a Spike Lee joint, coming out the year before Malcolm X. It was a bit of a comeback after Mo’ Better Blues, which was not very well received. The film has a big ensemble cast that gives it a bit of a Robert Altman vibe. Wesley Snipes leads as Flipper Purify, a … Continue reading Jungle Fever – Blu-Ray Review →