‘L’Amour Fou’ or — Mutually Assured Affection?If I was to describe Jacques Rivette’s ‘L’Amour Fou’ (1969) you’d probably run a mile as a four hour-plus black and white French film…20h ago20h ago
‘Juggernaut’ or — Attack of the Lesterisms?Apparently Richard Lester defended his bombs-on-a-ship thriller ‘Juggernaut’ (1974) by declaring that “the mistake most people make is to…6d ago6d ago
‘Robotrix’ or — Confessions of a T-800?Have you ever wanted to see a movie where The Terminator fights Robocop only The Terminator was a sex-crazed maniac and Robocop had…Dec 28, 2024Dec 28, 2024
‘Mississippi Mermaid’ or — Love Hurts?The film raises a question — is she destroying him or is he softening her heart? But here’s another question that also supplies an answer…Dec 18, 2024Dec 18, 2024
’The 14 Amazons’ or — The Shaw Brothers do ‘The Lord of the Rings’?There are many reasons I could lavish gushing praise on Cheng Kang’s ‘The 14 Amazons’ (1972) but there’s one thing about his film that’s…Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 2024
‘Kraven the Hunter’ or — Psychotic Terry Nutkins Induces Ennui?‘Kraven the Hunter’ (2024) is about a man called Kraven with a deep affinity for animals and who hunts and brutally kills people whilst…Dec 15, 2024Dec 15, 2024
‘Marco Polo’ or — Better Than ‘Lawrence of Arabia’?‘Marco Polo’ (1975) is a historical epic concerning the famous merchant/explorer’s time as an advisor to the court of Kublai Khan. Now if…Dec 12, 2024Dec 12, 2024
‘You’ll Never Get Rich’ or — (Im)Propaganda?I was deeply concerned settling down to watch ‘You’ll Never Get Rich’ (1941) last night that I wouldn’t be able to resist comparing it to…Dec 11, 2024Dec 11, 2024
‘The Bad and the Beautiful’ or — Beyond Good and Evil?‘The Bad and the Beautiful’ (1952) isn’t a film. It’s a dazzling God appearing before us and removing the scales from our eyes so we fall…Dec 5, 2024Dec 5, 2024
‘Black Tuesday’ or — A Crescendo of Death?It opens with a low angle shot of prisoners on death row awaiting execution as an inmate mournfully sings the blues. “I’ve got this movie…Dec 3, 2024Dec 3, 2024
