Blue Sky would be Tony Richardson's last film, but sadly due to the bankruptcy of Orion Pictures, Richardson wouldn't live to see its release before his death from HIV/AIDS in 1991. The film eventually got a release in 1994, and has since faded away into semi-obscurity, despite Jessica Lange winning the Academy Award for best actress for Blue Sky. BFI has given the … Continue reading Blue Sky – Blu-Ray Review →

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese dropped on Netflix back in 2019 to generally favourable reviews. It's the second documentary Scorsese has made on Bob Dylan, after No Direction Home, which was about the first five years of his career. I've never been a Dylan fan, so I may not be the best person to review this—but … Continue reading Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese – Blu-Ray Review →

Walter Hill is a director whose films are almost always to some some extent Westerns, even The Warriors and 48 Hours., often with noir tropes. In the early 90s, he made two films about real people in the West: Wild Bill and this film, Geronimo: An American Legend. Dances With Wolves, Unforgiven and Last of … Continue reading Geronimo: An American Legend – Blu-Ray Review →

Southland Tales was Richard Kelly's eagerly awaited follow-up to one of the most perfect films ever made, never mind debuts, Donnie Darko. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival well over a year before it went on general release after significant edits and SFX work. UK audiences were extremely lucky to see it, because … Continue reading Southland Tales – Blu-Ray Review →

Don Coscarelli was riding high after the cult success of Phantasm, and decided to do a big sword-and-sandals fantasy film. The title and some basic plot elements come from The Beast Master by Andre Norton, but that's set in the future, not the Bronze Age-type of environment used for the film. Norton was so unhappy … Continue reading The Beastmaster – Blu-Ray Review →