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? […]
Tag Archives: Retro review
Solace
Solace is a portmanteau thriller from 2013. Remember 2013? The film is comprised of three interconnected two-handers set in a single location – the first a car, the second a house […]
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 […]
Frances Ha
Frances (Greta Gerwig) is a 27-year-old dancer living in New York, struggling with her relationships, career and quirkiness. Frances Ha was written by real-life couple Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig […]
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 […]
Woody Allen: A Double Bill – Part 5: Cassandra’s Dream Child
When choosing a good Woody Allen film and a bad Woody Allen film to review, I tend to use Rotten Tomatoes as a guide. But this time the consensus seems, […]
Skew
Skew is another film from the pile that my co-goblin Alex got me for my birthday, a found footage horror movie from 2011 which strengthens my belief that Alex is trying […]
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 […]
It’s A Wonderful Life
As it’s Christmas Eve, we should probably review a Christmas film. And it doesn’t get much more Christmas film than It’s A Wonderful Life, Frank Capra’s 1946 classic set on Christmas […]
Frankie and Johnny
Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino play the titular characters in this superb rom-com about a chef and a waitress who meet while working at a New York Diner. One of […]
