Le Plaisir, 1952. Directed by Max Ophüls. Starring Jean Gabin, Claude Dauphin, Danielle Darrieux, Simone Simon, and Pierre Brasseur. SYNOPSIS: An anthology film consisting of three separate stories examining a single theme: pleasure. In this elegantly crafted piece, Max Ophüls draws inspiration from France’s best known short story writer Guy de Maupassant to concoct a wistfully philosophical examination of […]
Blu-ray Review – Miracle Mile (1988)
Miracle Mile, 1988. Directed by Steve De Jarnatt. Starring Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, Denise Crosby, John Agar, Lou Hancock, Mykelti Williamson, and Kurt Fuller. SYNOPSIS: After answering a pay phone at four in the morning and hearing a message warning of all-out nuclear war, a young man must find his new love and try and […]
Movie Review – School Life (2016)
School Life, 2016. Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane. SYNOPSIS: Feature documentary based at a stately home turned boarding school where long careers in teaching are drawing to a close for Amanda and John Leyden. Closely examining a year in the life of the Headfort School in Ireland, School Life is a charming […]
Movie Review – The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl (2017)
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl, 2017. Directed by Masaaki Yuasa. Featuring the voice talents of Kana Hanazawa, Gen Hoshino, Aoi Yūki, Hiroshi Kamiya, and Junichi Suwabe. SYNOPSIS: The animated story of a girl and her admirer as they spend a surreal night of drinking, partying and searching for each other… A wild ride through a […]
Movie Review – Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast (2017)
Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast, 2017. Directed by Daniel Draper. SYNOPSIS : A documentary taking an in-depth look at the life and work of committed socialist, trade unionist and Labour politician Dennis Skinner. The committed socialist and Labour MP for Bolsover Dennis Skinner is shown a far softer side to his nature in this […]
Blu-ray Review – Lord of the Flies (1963)
Lord of the Flies, 1963. Directed by Peter Brook. Starring James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Tom Gaman, Roger Elwin, Nicholas Hammond SYNOPSIS : A group of boys survive a plane crash on a deserted tropical island. Divisions and splits in the social structure soon become apparent and a descent into violence and savagery looks to […]
DVD Review – Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories (2016)
Volumes of Blood: Horror Stories, 2016. Directed by Sean Blevins, John William Holt, Jon Maynard, Nathan Thomas Milliner, Justin M. Seaman, James Treakle Starring Aric Stanish, Thomas Dunbar, Erin Troutman, Nathan Thomas Milliner, Jim O’Rear SYNOPSIS: An anthology horror film presenting stories all connected by the house they take place in… Anthology films are great in the horror genre. Offering up short, sharp bursts of […]
Blu-ray Review – Aquarius (2016)
Aquarius, 2016. Directed and written by Kleber Mendonça Filho. Starring Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Humberto Carrão, and Zoraide Coleto. SYNOPSIS: A retired journalist becomes embroiled in an intense conflict of interests with a development company intent on acquiring all the apartments in the building where she lives, the Aquarius. Aquarius is a resolutely intelligent work detailing a […]
Blu-ray Review – Neruda (2016)
Neruda, 2016. Directed by Pablo Larrain. Starring Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, and Mercedes Morán. SYNOPSIS: A revered poet and politician is forced into refuge after clashing with the Chilean government. A complicated game of cat and mouse ensues between the poet and the police officer assigned to arrest him. Taking the conflict between poet and political […]
Movie Review – Destination Unknown (2017)
Destination Unknown, 2017. Directed by Claire Ferguson. SYNOPSIS : A documentary combining immersive archive footage with the personal stories of 12 holocaust survivors. An in-depth and personal look at one of the bleakest points in history, Claire Ferguson’s Destination Unknown surveys the human stories at the heart of the events of the holocaust. Skillfully inter-playing the stories […]
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