The Fall Guy
I came to The Fall Guy (2024) completely ignorant of the television show on which it’s based. Instead I entered this specific movie going experience armed with only my admiration… Read more »
Category: Film Reviews
Red Midnight
Dr. James Newslow is the mastermind behind Red Midnight (1966). He poured his money, heart, and passion into this film. Newslow’s fear of nuclear destruction drives Red Midnight. To make… Read more »
La Chiesa
La Chiesa (1989) was the first collaboration between Dario Argento and Michele Soavi with the former producing and the latter directing. La Chiesa shares similar themes and images with Argento’s… Read more »
To The Devil A Daughter
Before Hammer Films was revived in the 2010s, To The Devil A Daughter (1976) had the distinction of being Hammer’s final film. As such, To The Devil A Daughter was… Read more »
Excalibur
Excalibur (1981) is filmmaker John Boorman’s greatest accomplishment as a stylist. Every frame practically functions as its own lavishly designed set-piece. Boorman has condensed Thomas Malory’s Arthurian epic to one-hundred… Read more »
That Darn Cat!
Bankrobbers Dan (Neville Brand) and Iggy (Frank Gorshin) have taken cashier Ms. Miller (Grayson Hall) hostage and are hiding out in a boarding house. It’s there that the intrepid feline… Read more »
Magic Crystal
Wong Jing’s action-comedy Magic Crystal (1986) is a wild hodgepodge of breathtaking martial arts set pieces and oddball gags. Magic Crystal is a combination of Steven Spielberg’s greatest hits including… Read more »
River’s Edge
When I was in middle school my best friend Danny and I were obsessed with Crispin Glover’s performance in River’s Edge (1987). To this day whenever I have a beer… Read more »
Penda’s Fen
Filmmaker Alan Clarke’s reputation was built on works known for their stark realism. Clarke’s films are typified as emotionally violent character portraits that are critical of British institutions. Films like… Read more »
Celia
In Ann Turner’s film Celia (1989) the Hobyahs of English folklore are the central fantasy image and main allegory of the film’s narrative subtexts. The Hobyahs are creatures that dismantle… Read more »
