A young man rents an apartment after the previous tenant takes her own life. But he quickly finds that others are trying to mould him in her image and that his identity is starting to converge with hers. This was the last film in Polanski’s apartment trilogy (the others being Rosemary’s Baby and Repulsion). Polanski …
A young couple move from France to an isolated villa in Romania. This proves to be a bad move though as things quickly take a turn for the worse as they find themselves under attack. Beautifully photographed, brilliantly directed (loving the POV shots that place you in the shoes of the protagonists), Them (released as …
The ancient practice of witchcraft in Swinging 60s New York. Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse move into the gothic apartment building known as The Bramford. Guy is an actor who doesn’t seem to be getting the big breaks he deserves. That is, until he meets the eccentric couple Minnie and Roman next door, and suddenly his …
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Four students venture to Burkittsville, Maryland to investigate the myth of the Blair Witch. Things slowly start to unravel. I remember the hype surrounding The Blair Witch Project in 1999, with some saying this was a horror masterpiece that would be seen as a trailblazing entry into the genre. The marketing for the film reminded …
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An 80’s pop group are going to make history by being the first Western ensemble to play in Communist China. Who would this group be? A critically respected group like The Smiths or The Cure who would surely take the opportunity to highlight the differences between the two worlds and use the expedition as fuel …
I love Jason Statham movies. It started for me around the time of Homefront and had me frantically mining into his filmography and catching each new release. The trailer for Mutiny looked great. A kinetic montage with Statham using several implements within his fight scenes. These seemed to escalate in their gratuity and the amount …
Young college students take rooms in a spooky old house whose live-in owners seem just as spooky. I’ve seen so many horror films that I had to check to see if I had actually seen Silent Scream. I hadn’t so here goes. I was pleasantly surprised as this was perfect fare for a night when …
I literally went to see this new Spiderman film because I saw the trailer and thought it looked great. I’m Johnny Come Lately when it comes to this franchise. The first time I saw Spiderman on the big screen was in 1980 when I saw Spiderman: The Dragon’s Challenge when it was showing as part …
I love rock bios, especially the ones about the artists who never received their dues and devoted their lives to their art. I had been intrigued by the pop star and musician Lawrence since the release of the recent book Street-Level Superstar- My Year With Lawrence by Will Hodgkinson. I had sneered at Lawrence’s previous …
Things I liked about this film- Superman The flashback sequences The dark abduction storyline (this should have been explored a lot more) Things I disliked about this film- The one-liners that were either supposed to be sassy, funny or both but utterly failed The scenes that were supposed to be poignant but utterly failed The …
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