Superman III had some seriously big boots to fill. Superman: The Movie had a huge budget for its time (a cool $55 million), talented writers (including Mario Puzo) and a cast to die for (Marlon Brando, anyone?) An unknown actor, Christopher Reeve, was cast as the Man of Steel, which was a considerable risk. The …
Continue reading Computers, Comedy and Camp- Making the Case for Superman III (1983)
From IMDB- ‘During World War I, a patriotic young American is rendered blind, deaf, limbless, and mute by a horrific artillery shell attack. Trapped in what's left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life.’ Well, this is quite the film. It has a huge emotional pull, amazing performances (Timothy …
Continue reading Shocking Cinema- Day 28- Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Mommie Dearest has the wrong kind of reputation. It was conceived as a movie version of Joan Crawford's adopted daughter Christina's tell-all book regarding her upbringing and the years of abuse she endured at the hands of her mother. Instead, it's now synonymous with being 'campy', 'so bad it's good' and as being one of …
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 …
I was looking forward to this movie. Someone who had seen it in the States said that it was 'grim'. Another said that it 'stayed with you long after you've finished watching it'. Having watched the movie I can now say that it is grim. But not in a good way. It's the most pretensious, …
Like many people the only thing I knew about ice skater Tonya Harding before this film was the incident of violence that she inflicted upon Nancy Kerrigan. This film deals with Tonya's upbringing and her life in general leading up to this point. One striking feature of the film is that it well and truly breaks down …
Why is it that when I see that Film 4 funded a film that its going to look like its been made for TV and lacking in scope or depth? This film could have been a massive example of social justice warrior filmmaking (damn those white men in power!) But instead there are so many …
Continue reading Review- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
WARNING- The ending of this film is so sugar coated that you will become diabetic. This film is basically saying ‘Life sucks whether you have a facial deformity or not’. Julia Roberts is great (as per). Owen Wilson is in a film that isn’t an utter embarrassment for once (way to go). But the film feels …
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 …
As its International Men's Day I thought I'd review a documentary that I saw a few days ago. How did I learn of The Red Pill? Thats a journey in itself...Someone tried to bully me in my place of work for being openly gay (note the word 'tried'. I fought back and have never seen …
