Film Review: Turbo Cola
Despite time being an artificial construct, in many ways, we base our entire existence around it. Organising our lives to adhere to strict schedules. As we approached the end of the twentieth century, fears mounted about the possibility of a ‘Millennium bug”. Obscure predictions from ancient religious texts preached doom and gloom. As the clock …
Blu-Ray Review: The Paper Chase
Mankind has always thirsted for knowledge. There are those of us who are driven to learn. Striving to attend the most prodigious schools and universities. To be taught by the most eminent figures in their respective fields. Exercising the competitive urge to prove that they’re the best. To be seen and respected. As the saying …
Blu-Ray Review: Crazy Mama
The name Jonathan Demme will be well known to many film fans, largely for his work on Silence of the Lambs and, to a lesser extent, the Oscar-winning Philadelphia. They might be slightly surprised to discover that he’s gone on to make almost twenty feature films. There’s a bigger shock in store when you take …
Film Review: Eternal Spring
Following the Second World War, the People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. Under the iron fist of Chairman Mao, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) maintained a tight control over its population which, despite directional change, remains to this day. They have ensured that no ideology has been allowed to challenge their prevailing ideals. …
Blu-ray Review: Caged Heat
While Orange is the New Black brought the female prison drama to the mainstream, it’s an area of interest which has proved popular across decades, for good and ill. Indeed, in the 1970s there were a raft of exploitation/sexploitation films centred around incarcerated females. These movies were usually ultra-violent with a ‘fuck you’ attitude; often …
Film Review: Wyrm
We normally remember childhood with a lot of fondness, until puberty hits that is. Until then, it’s all bread and roses. Adventures and exciting new experiences are suddenly replaced by a sense of inadequacy and uncomfortableness in your own skin. As our bodies change, so do our minds. Suddenly we find ourselves having new and …
Film Review: Il Buco
Modern exploration is usually looking up to the stars, but there are still so many places on this planet which are mysteries to us. The heart of the Amazon Rainforest, the deepest oceans and sometimes the ground beneath our feet. In the 1960s, young speleologists (cave scientists and enthusiasts) explored Europe’s deepest cave. They reached …
Blu-ray Review: All About Evil
When Netflix released the critically and publicly acclaimed Russian Doll in 2019 it marked another fascinating step in the career of Natasha Lyonne. She first came to prominence at the end of the last century in teen comedies such as American Pie and But I’m a Cheerleader. Going on to make the gradual transition into …
Film Review: Swan Song
While you might not be able to place where you’ve seen him, Udo Kier has one of the most recognisable faces in modern cinema. While the German actor has often been cast as the bad guy, due to his distinctive looks and accent, he has portrayed just about every type of character you can imagine. …
Blu-Ray Review: Next Stop, Greenwich Village
By the time Los Angeles became a mecca for young Americans wanting to make their name in the film industry, New York had been attracting aspiring thespians for decades. While Hollywood is incredibly competitive, it’s probably even harder to break into Broadway; given the relative number of films which get made compared to plays. In …