Ken Loach is undeniably a lynchpin of the British film industry, even if more often than not his films are nothing more than simplistic agitprop to push his agenda. He has made some great films like Kes, Hidden Agenda and Land & Freedom, but also his Palme d'or winning I, Daniel Blake which was made … Continue reading Fatherland and Carla’s Song – Blu-Ray Review →

If 2020 was the year of the mini-series, it was mainly due to the fact that a lot of the more high-profile films have been delayed due to Coronavirus, so fans of high-quality cinema are frequently trying to find their kicks in television. I've continuously said The Queen's Gambit was the "best film" of 2020, … Continue reading ZeroZeroZero – Blu-Ray Review →

The movie is over and I'm sitting here in a volcano of emotion. I'm thinking about young Cynthia, unmarried and pregnant, and the circumstances that shamed her into giving up her baby at birth. I'm thinking about how agonizing that choice must've been, and what harboring a secret like that, for so long, must've done … Continue reading Secret & Lies – Blu-Ray Review →

The Seventh Day is basically what every review has called: Training Day meets The Exorcist. Guy Pearce plays a the grizzled older exorcist, this rookie priest has some twists and turns, and there are some exorcisms. It’s not quite the train wreck you would imagine it to be. The film starts off relatively OK—as you … Continue reading The Seventh Day – DVD Review →

From the mid-'50s well through to the '60s there was a big craze for Jules Verne-themed films. The high water mark was undoubtably the Walt Disney production of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and at a slightly less exalted point is the Best Picture winner of 1956, Around the World in 80 Days. If those … Continue reading Jules Verne’s Rocket to the Moon →