Colin Edwards‘Who Saw Her Die?’ or — Holding Its Own?Aldo Lado’s ‘Who Saw Her Die?’ (1972) concerns a grieving father (George Lazenby) searching for a serial killer in the calli of Venice…1d ago1d ago
Colin Edwards‘It Ends With Us’ or — I Wore my Florals?“Wear your florals” my friend texted me just as I was about to head out the door to see ‘It Ends With Us’ (2024) at the cinema last , and…2d ago2d ago
Colin Edwards‘Some Came Running’ or — Cinemascope Squalor?WW II vet and struggling novelist Dave Hirsh (Frank Sinatra) is deposited on a Greyhound bus and transported back to his hometown of…3d ago3d ago
Colin Edwards‘Padre Padrone’ or — Shepherd Tones?“Is it okay for me to be laughing at this?” I asked myself as I watched Paolo and Vittorio Taviani’s ‘Padre Padrone’ (1977) last night as…Sep 8Sep 8
Colin Edwards‘Chains’ or — Neorealism on Steroids?Ever been in the mood for some Italian neorealism but also fancied the emotional excess of a Douglas Sirk melodrama too? Then why not…Sep 5Sep 5
Colin Edwards‘The Great Caruso’ or — War of the Warblers?Enrico Caruso was born in Naples, an Italian city famously located in a Hollywood studio backlot. Ever since he was a bambino Caruso loved…Sep 1Sep 1
Colin Edwards‘Black Gravel’ or — An Inescapable Weight?Death makes itself immediately apparent from the start of Helmut Käutner’s ‘Black Gravel’ (1961) as we witness an animal needlessly killed…Aug 30Aug 30
Colin Edwards‘The Italian Connection’ or — The Real Best Gangster Trilogy?Two hitmen (Henry Silva, Woody Strode) are sent from New York to Milan in order to eliminate a small-time pimp, Luca Canali (Mario Adorf)…Aug 27Aug 27
Colin Edwards‘Confessions of a Driving Instructor’ or — Checking Your ‘Rear View’?Watching ‘Confessions of a Driving Instructor’ (1976) last night (my third ‘Confessions’ film in the last five days and yes, my sanity is…Aug 21Aug 21
Colin Edwards‘Confessions of a Window Cleaner’ or — Looking Positively Rosie?There were only two scenes in ‘Confessions of a Window Cleaner’ (1974) where my two big fears about the film (Fear 1/ — will this movie…Aug 18Aug 18