An Officer and a Gentleman
If there’s one thing more depressing than war films, it’s military films that aren’t war films. Because that’s just militarism for its own sake; the cinematic equivalent of a ceremonial […]
The Magic Flute
Ingmar Bergman directs this theatre/film hybrid of Mozart’s legendary opera. The plot centres on Tamino (Josef Köstlinger), fulltime hero and part time flautist, in his quest to return the lovely […]
Revenge
It’s quickly becoming a tradition at the Toronto International Film Festival for their “Midnight Madness” screenings to live up to the name by showing a French feminist horror movie that […]
The Strangers: Prey at Night
“They should do a sequel to The Strangers,” is something I’ve literally never heard, like, “I wish Richard Osman was on TV more,” or a Killers song I didn’t hate. Nevertheless a Strangers sequel […]
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Some years after Alice In Wonderland, Alice is a successful sea captain and Tim Burton is no more. After being robbed of her ship and wealth, Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns […]
The Strangers
At the beginning of The Strangers, Kristen (Liv Tyler) looks a bit scared at the prospect of getting married, and continues to look a bit scared over the next 85 […]
Snow White and the Huntsman
Professional frowner Kristen Stewart plays Snow White in this 2012 update of the Brothers Grimm’s classic fairytale. Grim being the operative word. Except it’s not an update at all, as […]
Tully
Not to be confused with Tom Hanks movie Sully, Tully follows Marlo (Charlize Theron), a struggling mother who’s saved from exhaustion by the arrival of a “night nanny” called Tully (Mackenzie […]
James Comey: A Higher Loyalty
While ostensibly the memoirs of the shortest-serving FBI Director of all time, A Higher Loyalty is really about two people. James Comey, and Donald Trump. It takes us through his […]
The Fog (1980)
When a small fishing town is attacked by vengeful ghost mariners shrouded in glowing fog, it’s up to a handful of townsfolk to thwart this malevolent cloud of seamen. John Carpenter’s […]
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