Life After Flash, 2017.Directed by Lisa Downs.SYNOPSIS:Looking back at how Flash Gordon influenced movies, pop culture and its stars.Funded partly on Indiegogo back in 2015, Life After Flash is a movie that is made by fans, for the fans. This is its biggest strength, that beating heart right in the centre of this very entertaining piece. […]
Movie Review – On the Road (2016)
On the Road, 2016.Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Starring Shirley Henderson, Paul Popplewell, James McArdle, Leah Harvey, and Wolf Alice.SYNOPSISLondon rock band Wolf Alice tour the UK and two members of their crew find love along the way. Few directors are anywhere near as prolific as Michael Winterbottom. But naturally, as with any filmmaker who averages […]
Movie Review – Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle, 2017.Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges, Halle Berry, Mark Strong, Edward Holcroft, and Pedro Pascal. SYNOPSIS:When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman’s journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organisation in the US. […]
Blu-ray Review – The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975)
The Suspicious Death of a Minor, 1975.Directed by Sergio Martino. Starring Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer, Lia Tanzi, Adolfo Caruso, Barbara Magnolfi, and Patrizia Castaldi.SYNOPSIS:A man investigating the murder of a young prostitute uncovers a trafficking ring.The Suspicious Death of a Minor, as the title would suggest, is not comfortable viewing; in fact, in certain places […]
Movie Review – Woodshock (2017)
Woodshock, 2017.Written and Directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy Starring Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole, Jack Kilmer, Susan Traylor, and Pilou AsbækSYNOPSIS:A woman falls deeper into paranoia after taking a deadly drug.Woodshock is an exercise in sensory filmmaking that rarely stimulates the mind, rendering it quite the boring view. There is certainly talent behind the film’s pair […]
Movie Review – Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
Goodbye Christopher Robin, 2017.Directed by Simon Curtis. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Will Tilston, Stephen Campbell Moore, and Alex Lawther.SYNOPSIS:The story behind Winnie the Pooh. Inspired by his son’s toys, author A. A. Milne creates a magical series of books that become an international success. But for the young Christopher Robin, and the […]
Movie Review – Watch Over Us (2017)
Watch Over Us, 2017.Directed by F.C. Rabbath. Starring Avery Kristen Pohl, Ella Schaefer, Daniel Link, Henry Tisdale, and Hudson Meeks.SYNOPSIS:A father and his young daughters move onto their grandfather’s secluded farm following the breakup of their parents. But once there, they are soon plagued by paranormal events that reveal a deadly secret that has haunted the […]
Movie Review – Death Waits For No Man (2017)
Death Waits For No Man, 2017.Directed by Armin Siljkovic Starring Angelique Pretorius, Bradley Snedeker, Corey Rieger, and Travis Myers.SYNOPSIS:A neon art collector seduces a lone drifter into killing her abusive husband.Death Waits For No Man is an intriguing but uneven thriller by writer and director Armin Siljkovic. His first full length feature, it follows a […]
Second Opinion – Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle, 2017.Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Channing Tatum, Edward Holcroft, Hanna Alstrom, Michael Gambon, Sophie Cookson, Poppy Delevingne, Bruce Greenwood, Emily Watson, and Jeff Bridges.SYNOPSIS:When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman’s journey […]
Movie Review – Our Last Tango (2017)
Our Last Tango, 2017.Directed by German Kral. Starring Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes.SYNOPSIS:Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes are two of the world’s most acclaimed and popular Tango dancers in the world. This documentary recounts their almost 50-year partnership, with its ups, downs, successes, and failures, intercut with episodes from their life […]
