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22 hours ago

‘Lover Come Back’ or — Middle America Gets Naughty?

Taken at a cursory glance there might not seem to be much to ‘Lover Come Back’ (1961) other than a frothy, fluffy comedy set in Madison Avenue’s advertising business where Doris Day plays an uptight (implied) virgin casting a disapproving glance over what she sees in this male dominated, cut-throat…

Lover Come Back

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‘Lover Come Back’ or — Middle America Gets Naughty?
‘Lover Come Back’ or — Middle America Gets Naughty?
Lover Come Back

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5 days ago

‘Sisu’ or — The Power of Concision?

A shudder of worry ran up my spine as Jalmari Helander’s ‘Sisu’ (2023) opened with an obvious Tarantino reference appearing before my eyes as chapter headings crashed onto the screen in bright, bold yellow coloured lettering. Hmm, that’s not a promising sign. The good news is that despite the direct…

Sisu

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‘Sisu’ or — The Power of Concision?
‘Sisu’ or — The Power of Concision?
Sisu

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May 25

‘The Long Night of ‘43’ or — An Italian Disease?

Italy, 1943, and the young, beautiful Anna (Belinda Lee) is feeling trapped as she spends all her days stuck behind the counter of her husband’s pharmacy whilst he sits at his upstairs window bitterly name-calling every resident of the town of Ferrara that happens to walk by, a bitterness stemming…

The Long Night Of 43

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‘The Long Night of ‘43’ or — An Italian Disease?
‘The Long Night of ‘43’ or — An Italian Disease?
The Long Night Of 43

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May 24

‘The Reckless Moment’ or — Parental Pressure?

Ten minutes into ‘The Reckless Moment’ (1949) I found myself wondering what sort of movie I was watching: Was it a noir? A melodrama? A ‘woman’s picture’? A thriller? …

The Reckless Moment

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‘The Reckless Moment’ or — Parental Pressure?
‘The Reckless Moment’ or — Parental Pressure?
The Reckless Moment

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May 14

‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ or — The Unbearable Unbearability of Lightness?

Sitting in the cinema waiting for ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ (2023) to start this morning I was suddenly gripped by an intense fear — “But I’ve not seen the first chapter,” I thought to myself, “so how the hell will I know what’s going on or what any of…

Book Club Next Chapter

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‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ or — The Unbearable Unbearability of Lightness?
‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ or — The Unbearable Unbearability of Lightness?
Book Club Next Chapter

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May 9

‘The Inglorious Bastards’ or — The Thrill of Total Forward Momentum?

Ask any fan of Enzo G. Castellari what’s the appeal of the director and their response will invariably be “pacing” because no other filmmaker in history made movies that blasted along at such a delirious rate of knots as this guy and his 1978 war flick ‘The Inglorious Bastards’ is…

The Inglorious Bastards

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‘The Inglorious Bastards’ or — The Thrill of Total Forward Momentum?
‘The Inglorious Bastards’ or — The Thrill of Total Forward Momentum?
The Inglorious Bastards

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May 4

‘The Boys from Brazil’ or — Sillier Than ‘Springtime for Hitler’?

Did something happen to Gregory Peck in the mid-70’s that generated within him a deep-seated hatred for children and dogs because re-watching ‘The Boys from Brazil (1978) it struck me this was the second film he made in two years where he played a surrogate father figure to dark-haired evil…

The Boys From Brazil

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‘The Boys from Brazil’ or — Sillier Than ‘Springtime for Hitler’?
‘The Boys from Brazil’ or — Sillier Than ‘Springtime for Hitler’?
The Boys From Brazil

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May 1

‘The Bullet Train’ or — Achieving Perfect Cruising Speed?

Look, before I go any further I need to have a quiet word with you about your expectations because when I tell you that Junya Satō’s ‘The Bullet Train’ (1975) is the film that directly inspired Jan de Bont’s ‘Speed’ (1994), the overly smug Brad Pitt action flick ‘Bullet Train’…

The Bullet Train Film

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‘The Bullet Train’ or — Achieving Perfect Cruising Speed?
‘The Bullet Train’ or — Achieving Perfect Cruising Speed?
The Bullet Train Film

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Apr 30

‘Mercenaries from Hong Kong’ or — The Liberating Effect of Moral Irresponsibility?

Have you ever watched ‘The Wild Geese’ (1978) but thought it wasn’t violent or stupid enough and that its climax needed to descend into a nihilistic, morally irresponsible nightmare? You have? Then the Shaw Brothers’ ‘Mercenaries from Hong Kong’ (1982) is the film for you! The plot revolves around… okay…

Mercenaries Hong Kong

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‘Mercenaries from Hong Kong’ or — The Liberating Effect of Moral Irresponsibility?
‘Mercenaries from Hong Kong’ or — The Liberating Effect of Moral Irresponsibility?
Mercenaries Hong Kong

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Apr 28

‘The Sunday Woman’ or — Cocking About?

A sleazy architect is found bludgeoned to death with a giant stone phallus. The primary suspect is a bored, wealthy housewife, Anna (Jacqueline Bisset), after a letter she wrote to her gay best friend, Massimo (Jean-Louis Trintignant), suggesting they get rid of the lecherous pervert is handed over to Inspector…

The Sunday Woman

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‘The Sunday Woman’ or — Cocking About?
‘The Sunday Woman’ or — Cocking About?
The Sunday Woman

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Colin Edwards

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