The Core
When electromagnetic disturbances in Earth’s atmosphere start causing problems, the cause is traced to an anomaly in the planet’s core. Fortunately the technology required to tunnel to the core and […]
Tag Archives: Retro review
Melancholia
It’s Justine’s (Kirsten Dunst) wedding day at a remote country house, but she’s feeling uneasy and the situation rapidly goes pear shaped. Her sister, Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), tries to pull […]
Slaughterhouse-Five
This is not a horror film, much to the confusion of the staff at my local HMV, who put it in the horror section presumably based on the title alone. […]
Kickboxer
JCVD is in safe territory in Kickboxer as he plays Kurt, the younger brother of US kickboxing champion Eric (Dennis Alexio). When Eric is challenged to a fight in Thailaid […]
LGBT History Month: This is What Love in Action Looks Like
Love in Action is a Christian organisation in the US which tries to convert adults and teenagers from homosexuality. Aside from the sense of humour evident in their choice of […]
Revolver
I watched Revolver after I, in a moment of insanity, bought a Jason Statham box set. The first film I watched from it was War, a generic action movie with […]
LGBT History Month: Paris is Burning
This is a documentary about gay culture in 1980s New York. It focuses on the drag balls, competitive pageants of female impersonation, and speaks to many of the characters who have found […]
LGBT History Month: My Beautiful Laundrette
Set in 1980s London, My Beautiful Laundrette is the story of Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young British Asian who begins working for his crooked uncle Nasser (Saeed Jaffrey). He soon finds himself […]
LGBT History Month: Before Stonewall
Before Stonewall is a 1984 documentary about life for LGBT people before the infamous 1967 riots that began the gay liberation movement. In this fascinating and eye-opening documentary we see […]
LGBT History Month: The Children’s Hour
The lives of two teachers (Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine) are destroyed when one of their pupils (Karen Balkin) spreads a lie that they are lesbian lovers. Released in 1961, […]
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