O Brother Where Art Thou?
Modern retellings of classic tales are nothing new, from Baz Lurhmann’s Romeo + Juliet to Blancanieves, Snow White set in 1930s Spain. But this interpretation of Homer’s Odyssey – set […]
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The War of the Worlds (1953)
This classic film is a classic adaptation of the classic novel by H.G. Wells. When mysterious meteors crash land on earth, aliens emerge in seemingly invincible spacecraft and wage war […]
Anaconda
A boat full of people go deep into the Amazon, with nothing but basic supplies of hair conditioner, in search of wildlife footage. On their way they’re joined by a […]
Dave
When the President (Kevin Kline) falls into a coma, his ambitious aides find a lookalike called Dave (also Kline, obviously), to put in his place with the intention of maneuvering Chief of […]
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Based on Nelson Mandela’s autobiography of the same name, this biopic charts the life of South Africa’s first black president, from his beginnings as a lawyer, through his leadership of […]
The House I Live In
When Colorado became the first state in the world to fully legalize recreational marijuana this week, some declared the war on drugs over. But what is the war on drugs? […]
Dracula (1958)
Librarian Jonathan Harker (John Van Eyssen) travels across Europe to seek out the infamous Count Dracula (Christopher Lee), who’s sort of like a white Blacula. This is the film that […]
Antiviral
When Duncan Jones, the offspring of David Bowie, made a low budget sci-fi film, it was met with some surprise. Less shocking is Brandon Cronenberg’s foray into the genre, as […]
Blog: Self Contained Films
Making a film set almost entirely in one location is one of the great challenges for directors. It’s a rare occurrence, but there are some great self contained films that […]
Antichrist
I’ve never praised a film before by saying I felt a wash of relief when it was over, but that is undeniably true of this incredible, horrific film. While in […]
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