The Barbarians
I went into The Barbarians (1987) expecting something like The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983) but with a little more gore and sleaze (which one expects from Canon Films) but The… Read more »
Fuego
Eventually every cinephile and movie nerd has to see Fuego (1969), and I do mean “has to”. If you work outside of the mainstream entertainment industry you’ll be inspired by… Read more »
The Heist
Like so many of Pierce Brosnan’s pre-Bond films, The Heist (1989) is a lot of unpretentious fun. The Heist isn’t as good as Taffin (1988), as sleazy as Victim Of… Read more »
King Kong
With Shout! Factory’s announcement today that they’ll be releasing John Guillermin’s King Kong (1976) I thought it would be fitting to discuss this childhood favorite. I must have watched King… Read more »
Szegénylegények
Miklós Jancsó’s Szegénylegények (1966) is one of those films that makes up the upper echelon of cinematic achievement. It’s been praised as a “classic” a “must-see” and has been a… Read more »
Nevinost bez zaštite
Sometimes I am surprised by which films my students seem to love. I’ve learned that if a film contains a certain degree of exuberance, that exuberance tends to lend itself… Read more »
Raw Deal
If you’re the best there is they never would have invented the wheel. The best Schwarzenegger films always have a bit more to them than just the muscle of action… Read more »
To Sleep With Anger
I wrote a piece recently about sensory memory. For me personally I experience sensory memory through the cinema more than any other stimuli. To Sleep With Anger (1990) in particular… Read more »
Justine de Sade
Blue Underground released Claude Pierson’s Justin de Sade (1972) as part of their limited edition collection Fifty Shades of de Sade along with three films by Jess Franco. This was… Read more »
Rough Night
Lucia Aniello’s Rough Night (2017) has really taken quite a beating from critics. It isn’t a great movie, but it isn’t bad. I remember seeing this at a theater in… Read more »
