Graeme Robertson on why The Insider should have won over American Beauty at the Academy Awards… The line up for the Oscars celebrating the best of 1999 could arguably be seen as something of a slow year in terms of cinematic brilliance, at least in my opinion. While none of the films nominated is particularly […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – L.A. Confidential Over Titanic for Best Picture of 1997
Graeme Robertson on why L.A. Confidential should have won over Titanic at the Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best of 1997 was a ceremony dominated by one film, James Cameron’s romantic disaster epic Titanic – a film that devoured the box office and won itself an absurd 11 Oscars including Best Picture, a feat previously […]
Movie Review – Like Me (2017)
Like Me, 2017. Directed by Robert Mockler. Starring Addison Timlin, Ian Nelson, Larry Fessenden, Jeremy Gardener, and Nicolette Pierini. SYNOPSIS: A loner embarks upon a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media for the world to watch. Ah, social media, that great big boogeyman who we long to escape but constantly find ourselves running […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – The Big Chill over Terms of Endearment for Best Picture of 1983
Graeme Robertson on why The Big Chill should have won over Terms of Endearment at the Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best of 1983 is something of a strange case. Looking at the line-up of the Best Picture nominees I was struck by the way in which all of the nominees, bar one, where […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – Judgment at Nuremberg over West Side Story for Best Picture of 1961
Graeme Robertson on why Judgement at Nuremberg should have won over West Side Story at the Academy Awards… It’s Oscar season again, so it’s time to take a look at Oscar ceremonies of the past and spotlight the films that I feel should have won the coveted Best Picture trophy over those that ultimately did. […]
4 Great Films To Watch (As We Mark One Year of President Trump)
Graeme Robertson with four great films to watch as we mark one year of President Donald Trump… January 20th, 2017 will be a date that will continue to baffle us for many years to come. It’s a date in which many of our preconceived notions of what is possible where thrown out the window and […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 31 – They Live (1988)
They Live, 1988. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, and George “Buck” Flower. SYNOPSIS: An unemployed drifter arriving in Los Angeles looking for work who, thanks to a pair of special sunglasses, uncovers a mysterious conspiracy in which humanity has been enslaved by greed, consumerism, and ignorance by a sinister […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 30 – Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Maximum Overdrive, 1986. Directed by Stephen King. Starring Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington and Yeardley Smith. SYNOPSIS: After radiation from a passing comet envelops the Earth, humanity is forced to contend with a violent uprising of machinery, with trucks leading the charge. In the midst of this mechanised apocalypse, a group of survivors finds […]
DVD Review – Deliver Us (Liberami) (2016)
Deliver Us (Liberami), 2016. Directed by Federica Di Giacomo. SYNOPSIS: An examination of the life of Franciscan priest Father Cataldo Migliazzo as he conducts the rituals of exorcism on members of his congregation. Religion has been one of the great constants in our increasingly crazy world. With every massive advance in the fields of science, […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 29 – The Fly (1986)
The Fly, 1986. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, and John Getz. SYNOPSIS: Seth Brundle is an eccentric but brilliant scientist who has invented a pair of device that could change the world; teleportation pods. Deciding to test his inventions by teleporting himself, Brundle fails to notice the presence of small fly […]
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