Night Tide was Curtis Harrington’s debut feature after spending the entire '40s and '50s in the burgeoning underground/avant-garde/experimental/whatever-the-hell-you-want-to-call-it film world—Harrington seems fairly dismissive of all the various terms in interviews. He was a lifelong friend and sometimes antagonist of Kenneth Anger: they collaborated, with Harrington acting as cinematographer on Anger's Puce Moment and acting in Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome. He … Continue reading Night Tide – Blu-Ray Review →

The Miracle Worker is a painfully uninteresting biopic on the early years of Helen Keller (played here by Patty Duke), whose life was far more interesting than what is depicted here. It's mainly told through the eyes of the young, partially blind Anne Sullivan (Anne Bancroft), who was a last-ditch tutor for Helen, who was deaf … Continue reading The Miracle Worker – Blu-Ray Review →

Resurrected is the debut film from Paul Greengrass, who would go on to great acclaim with his entries in the Bourne franchise and films like United 93 and Captain Phillips. Greengrass would end up struggling in the '90s, however, mainly retreating back into television work. It wasn't till the turn of the millennium, with Sunday Bloody Sunday and The Murder of Stephen … Continue reading Resurrected – Blu-Ray Review →

Winter Kills is a totally batshit conspiracy thriller that is also quite satirical—as with The Manchurian Candidate, there is some humour, which stems from the fact that both are based on Richard Condon novels. The film was directed by William Richert, who aside of this film is probably best-known for playing Bill the Falstaff character … Continue reading Winter Kills – Blu-Ray Review →

Sign O' the Times was the second film Prince directed after the cult oddity Under the Cherry Moon, which was a disastrous flop. The soundtrack album, Parade, was a massive hit no doubt due to the single “Kiss.” Instead of making another narrative film, Prince decided it was about time to make a concert film. Originally Purple Rain director Albert Magnoli … Continue reading Sign o’ the Times – Blu-Ray Review →