You Better Watch Out
You Better Watch Out (1980) is a low budget thriller that employs a number of exploitation film tropes to create a psychologically rich character study of a man coming undone…. Read more »
We’re No Angels
We’re No Angels (1955) was one of Humphrey Bogart’s last movies. It’s a rare showcase for his often overlooked talents as a comedian. Bogart always had a humorous line or… Read more »
Jingle All The Way
Chris Columbus always had success with Christmas movies. He penned Gremlins (1984) and directed the first two Home Alone movies. Then came Jingle All The Way (1996) and all of… Read more »
Night Of The Comet
Night Of The Comet (1984) is one of the quintessential cult classic films of the eighties and it’s a Christmas movie to boot. Everything that people love about the Netflix… Read more »
The Bishop’s Wife
Samuel Goldwyn’s production The Bishop’s Wife (1947) is a lighthearted comedy about the spirit of Christmas. The film employs traditional Christian theology in a playful manner in order to advocate… Read more »
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), even by today’s standards, continues to live up to its controversial reputation. The circumstances surrounding the release and distribution of this classic slasher have passed… Read more »
Trapped In Paradise
Trapped In Paradise (1994) belongs with other Nicolas Cage comedies of the nineties such as Honeymoon In Vegas (1992), Amos & Andrew (1993), Guarding Tess and It Could Happen To… Read more »
Serendipity
Jonathan Trager (John Cusack) has just met Sara Thomas (Kate Beckinsale), each shopping for their significant other’s Christmas present. Instantly they fall in love but it’s happening at the worst… Read more »
Woman Of The Night
Yu Kuan Jen’s Woman Of The Night (1973) is an erotic triptych produced and released by Shaw Brothers Studio. Though best known for their kung-fu pictures the Shaw Brothers Studio… Read more »
So Proudly We Hail!
Today Mark Sandrich is best known for his film Holiday Inn (1942). However Sandrich produced and directed dozens of films from the mid-twenties through to the late forties, with musical… Read more »
