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 […]
Tag Archives: Retro review
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cruising
Serpico dons leathers in an undercover mission to find a serial killer who preys on gay men in New York’s underground bondage scene, in this 1980 film from Exorcist director […]
Princess Mononoke
A demonic curse leads the young prince Ashitaka (Yōji Matsuda) to San (Yuriko Ishida) AKA Princess Mononoke; a raised-by-wolves eco-warrior and a princess in name only, like Leia or Eugenie. The war between civilisation […]
Hook
Some 80 years after Peter Pan’s famous adventures, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up has grown up into a corporate lawyer and neglectful father who has forgotten his youthful adventures. […]
Koyaanisqatsi
Essentially an extended Philip Glass music video, Koyaanisqatsi takes a long, hard look at human civilazation through beautifully photographed scenes accompanied by some of Glass’s finest work. Beginning with stunning […]
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