Le Boucher (1970).
Although not something that seems in vogue a great deal today, sex and death have been frequent bed-fellows in the movies from the earliest days of cinema. The love the… Continue reading "Le Boucher (1970)."
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Although not something that seems in vogue a great deal today, sex and death have been frequent bed-fellows in the movies from the earliest days of cinema. The love the… Continue reading "Le Boucher (1970)."
In the latest offering from acclaimed French writer/director Olivier Assayas, he turns his attention to the publishing world for a tale of the changing times due to technology and the… Continue reading "Non-Fiction (Doubles Vies) (2018)."
Director S. Craig Zahler has become one of the must-see talents to watch amongst the newest crop of filmmakers. In 2015 he wrote and directed his first feature, the brutal… Continue reading "Dragged Across Concrete (2018)."
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile tells the true-life story of Ted Bundy who murdered at least thirty women in the most horrific of ways. The film focuses specifically on… Continue reading "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)."
“Everything interests me.” In the 1980s Michael Mann directed three theatrical feature films; Thief (1981), The Keep (1983), and Manhunter (1986). None of these films made a major impression at… Continue reading "Michael Mann Lights Up The Big Screen – The Insider (1999)."
Episode 27 of The Film ‘89 Podcast is dedicated entirely to Marvel Studios’ latest film, Avengers: Endgame. A movie this big, being the culmination of over 11 years worth of… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 27 – Avengers: Endgame (2019)."
A Cautionary Tale on the Dangers of Cloning. Whatever you may think of the somewhat divisive Alien³, it certainly brought the story of Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley to a close… Continue reading "Alien: Resurrection (1997)."
There’s a scene early on in Alien³ where Ripley attends a rather unconventional funeral of two of her newfound family members who were tragically killed following a mysterious incident aboard… Continue reading "Alien³ (1992)."
It’s been said that Pet Sematary was Stephen King’s ‘unfilmable’ novel. This is not because of its size and scale, like The Stand or the Dark Tower series, but because… Continue reading "Pet Sematary (2019)."
The climactic conflict in Jordan Peele’s second directorial feature is a masterwork of editing, choreography, and sound composition. By the film’s conclusion, it tethers itself tightly to its mysterious, patient… Continue reading "Us (2019)."