‘Godzilla vs. Biollante’ or — A Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a… Kaiju?!‘Godzilla vs. Biollante’s (1989) title might be somewhat misleading because despite that ‘vs.’ this is less a monster smack-down brawl and…23h ago23h ago
‘Police Python 357’ or — A Particularly Playful Pickle?Police Inspector Marc Ferrot (Yves Montand) is in a bit of a predicament. A young Italian woman has been murdered in her apartment and…1d ago1d ago
‘Kiss Me, Stupid’ or — Intolerable Cruelty?“Isn’t Dean Martin brave!” we might find ourselves thinking. “Look how mercilessly he allows himself to be mocked.” And ‘Kiss Me, Stupid’…5d ago5d ago
‘Slave of Sin’ or — ‘Stella Dallas’ on Steroids?It opens with the theft of a pendant at a swanky hotel. The culprit is a member of staff, a little old lady, who, when threatened with…Mar 17Mar 17
‘Four Steps in the Clouds’ or — The Tender Budding Blossoms of Neorealism?Paolo Bianchi (Gino Cervi) is a travelling salesman who lives with his over-bearing wife and kids in a cramped apartment block in Rome…Mar 14Mar 14
‘Tragic Ceremony’ or — Hysterically Hysterical?Riccardo Freda’s ‘Tragic Ceremony’ (1972) might possess a deceptively simple story (a group of four “teenagers” stumble across a black…Mar 12Mar 12
‘Maciste in Hell’ or — A Puritanical Peplum?What’s the first thing that automatically springs to mind if I mention the ancient Greek muscleman Hercules, Ursus and Maciste? That’s…Mar 6Mar 6
‘Hercules in the Haunted world’ or — The Astonishing Beauty of Bava?‘Hercules in the Haunted World’ (1961) follows the famous muscleman as he enters Hades to find the magic stone of Pluto, a stone that’ll…Mar 2Mar 2
‘April, April!’ or — A Delicious Debut?There’s possibly no group of films I adore more than Douglas Sirk’s American melodramas, so I was extremely excited about diving into his…Feb 28Feb 28
‘Chris de Burgh Live 50LO’ or — Burgh-ered Senseless?Waiting for Chris de Burgh to take to the stage at the Harrogate Convention Centre on Saturday night I couldn’t help but look around me…Feb 241Feb 241
