Rabid
It never ceases to amuse me that comedy mogul Ivan Reitman produced a couple of David Cronenberg’s most shocking pictures, which seems incongruous until one remembers the messed-up body horror of […]
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Dark River
Stop me if you’ve herd this one: a woman returns to the family farm following the death of a relative and tries to save the farm while haunted by the […]
Chicago
Of all the films set in Chicago (Grand Piano; Jupiter Ascending), only one is called Chicago… it’s Chicago. Based on Bob Fosse’s classic Broadway show, this 2002 musical follows Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger), […]
Lady Bird
If I were to throw around words like “indie”, “coming of age” and “Greta Gerwig”, you’d probably tell me to stop calling, how did you get this number. But this […]
Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two
Highlighting Pearl Jam’s two-night stint at Wrigley Field, which coincided with the Chicago Cubs’ World Series victory in 2016, Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two is a unique cross between a concert film and a baseball […]
I, Tonya
I, Tonya is the story of Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) and the events surrounding the 1994 assault on rival Nancy Kerrigan (Caitlin Carver). Think Black Swan with […]
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games is an Austrian horror film from Michael Haneke of Amour fame, a movie I mention only to include this bizarre video. Part endurance horror and part postmodern finger-wagging […]
Fantastic Voyage
A team of scientists take a trip into the unknown which lasts just one hour and can be measured in centimeters, as they’re shrunk down to microscopic size and head […]
Carmen
Bizet’s classic opera is retold in this unconventional staging at the Royal Opera House, directed by Barrie Kosky. In this modern production the paintbox colours, twirling dresses and cigarettes are […]
Up in Smoke
Stoners get a bad rap for a group that’s given us Ben & Jerry’s, all modern music and Barack Obama. But when it comes to stoner comedy that lazy reputation […]
