With the news that Female Trouble, John Waters' meisterwerk and design for living is being shown, my noggin got a joggin'. I started thinking about the films that I've been lucky enough to watch on the big screen and with an audience. My favourite filmgoing experience has to be when I got to see a …
Continue reading Excursions Into Hell: My Favourite Filmgoing Experiences
Jojo is a proud Hitler Youth member. He decides to go on a weekend for fellow brainwashed enthusiasts. However, after a (very funny) accident with a grenade he finds himself hospitalised. At home recovering he discovers that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. He confides this to his imaginary friend, Adolf …
The news that I've been waiting for for many years has finally come to fruition. William Friedkin's masterpiece Cruising is coming to Blu Ray in Spring 2019. And not just that but the company handling the release are none other than the amazing Arrow Films. I couldn't be happier. This release should exceed all expectations. …
Continue reading It’s Almost Here! Cruising Hits Blu Ray in Spring 2019!
Following a mugging in which his wife was killed and he was made a quadriplegic, Grey Trace has an AI chip installed into his neck that makes his seemingly super-human. He then goes after the bad guys who killed his wife and left him for dead. I knew nothing about this movie but just knew …
A girl goes missing. Or has she been abducted? Her father digs deeper to try and find his daughter. A film that takes place either through words, pictures and footage on instant messenger, FaceTime or social media. The telling of the story through these mediums feels innovative to begin with but grates by the end …
Theres 'good bad' and theres 'bad bad'. This is definitely 'bad bad'. The Megalodon was a huge shark thought to be extinct. A research expedition into deeper levels of the ocean finds that ol' Meg is still alive. Megsy then decides to move away from these deeper ocean depths and invade the shallower depths of the …
A film that was on my 'Haven't got round to seeing it yet' list. Until now. Journalists at the Boston Globe investigate sexual abuse of children by local Roman Catholic priests- and uncover much more. This is based on a true story and feels authentic and not over-dramaticised for the big screen. The locales are …
A young ex-boxer and a priest team up with the sister of a victim of the local mob to find out who killed her brother and try to stop the mob from unfairly controlling all of the work and wages that should be going to the dockers in the area. This is one of those films …
A film that only an Aspergers suffering comic book obsessive could love. For anyone else- theres nothing here for you. 1/2 out of 5
I had the honour and privilege to be able to see Predator (1987) in 4K and on the big screen the other day. It felt like visiting an old friend. Predator belongs in Arnie's Imperial Phase, which, for my money, runs from the Conan films up until Red Heat. At this time, he was making …
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