Der müde Tod
A young woman (Lil Dagover) bargains with Death to save the live of her beloved (Walter Janssen). She is sent to three historical periods where she is required to save […]
Tag Archives: Retro review
Showgirls
As Twin Peaks returns to the delight and confusion of viewers, let’s look back on Kyle MacLachlan’s career lowlight. And I’m not talking about How I Met Your Mother. This 1995 stripper […]
Battlefield Earth
To celebrate the release of Wonder Woman, the film that critics are already calling “a superhero movie with a woman in it”, let’s look back on another Warner Bros. landmark. It’s the year […]
Postcards from the Edge
Meryl Streep stars as Susanne, an actor approaching middle age and recently out of rehab, trying to navigate her way through the turbulent waters of the Hollywood film industry under […]
Christine (1983)
Not to be confused with the Christine Chubbuck biopic Christine (2016), Christine (1983) is a John Carpenter movie about an evil car. It sounds stupid, and it probably is, but Carpenter’s ability as […]
Death Line
We’ve all seen some scary stuff on the London Underground, whether it’s enormous rats, drunk people or a busker playing a particularly harrowing rendition of ‘Hallelujah’. Just yesterday I saw this […]
Possessed
Joan Crawford stars as Louise, a nurse looking after the sick wife of Dean (Raymond Massey). Meanwhile she enjoys a passionate affair with his business partner David (Van Heflin) who […]
The Last Waltz
“This film should be played loud!” So begins Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz, and the careers of Michael Bay and Zack Snyder. Not to be confused with Take This Waltz or Christoph […]
Tootsie
Dustin Hoffman plays an out-of-work actor who can’t get a job because he takes his roles so seriously. With his reputation preceding him he resolves to wipe the slate clean […]
Lady in the Water
My new film is the sequel to #Unbreakable AND #Split. It was always my dream to have both films collide in this third film. — M. Night Shyamalan (@MNightShyamalan) April […]
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