TV REVIEW: Tokyo Vice 1.01
“The Test” Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) is an American journalist who has become the first non-Japanese reporter for a major Tokyo newspaper. Bristling against the strict rules and overbearing heirachy of his new employer, Jake begins investigating a pair of … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Tokyo Vice 1.01
TV REVIEW: Paper Girls 1.01
Why are we so nostalgic for the 1980s? It seems audiences cannot get enough of the decade, particularly in terms of American popular culture. Everyone is listening to 1980s music, or watching sequels and reboots of 1980s properties. The USA … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Paper Girls 1.01
REVIEW: Maken Liner 0011 Henshin Seyo!! (1972)
50 years on from its initial release, the half-forgotten short feature Maken Liner 0011 Henshin Seyo!! – directed by industry stalwart Takeshi Tamiya – might be showing its age. At the same time it has become an unexpected joy. While its … Continue reading REVIEW: Maken Liner 0011 Henshin Seyo!! (1972)
REVIEW: Immortal Beloved (1994)
Bernard Rose’s 1994 biographical film Immortal Beloved, about Austrian composer Ludwig van Beethoven, is packed with fanciful conspiracy theories and untruths. Despite this, it is so powerfully dominated by Gary Oldman’s superb and fiery lead performance that it is difficult … Continue reading REVIEW: Immortal Beloved (1994)
REVIEW: Copycat (1995)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) was by no means the first Hollywood entertainment made out of serial killers, but its critical and commercial success did stimulate an unprecedented wave of similar and derivative works that barreled along for close to … Continue reading REVIEW: Copycat (1995)
REVIEW: Petite Maman (2021)
I am a dedicated supporter of the 90-minute feature. While Hollywood’s blockbuster movies seem to get longer every year, it is refreshing to be able to sit down to a bite-sized film and consume it with ease. For small, intimate … Continue reading REVIEW: Petite Maman (2021)
TV REVIEW: Obi-Wan Kenobi 1.04
“Part Four” George Lucas is, as most people know, somewhat obsessed with literature professor Joseph Campbell and his attempt to codify and define the idea of myth. His films have been almost entirely defined by the idea of the mythic … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Obi-Wan Kenobi 1.04
REVIEW: Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
In our slowly developing tour of ill-advised sequels, it is time to examine Guy Hamilton’s 1978 effort Force 10 from Navarone. A long-delayed follow-up to the popular hit The Guns of Navarone, it took so long to head into production – 17 … Continue reading REVIEW: Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
REVIEW: Grease 2 (1982)
I recently watched John Landis’ 1998 sequel Blues Brothers 2000, a film that capably justifies itself despite being an ill-considered sequel. Unnecessary sequels are released all of the time; indeed, there is a firm argument that all sequels are unnecessary. Sometimes entertaining, occasionally … Continue reading REVIEW: Grease 2 (1982)
TV REVIEW: Obi-Wan Kenobi 1.03
The plot develops and events occur, but really there is only one thing to talk about when it comes to Obi-Wan Kenobi’s third episode – so let us get straight to it. Spoiler-phobes beware. ‘When I left you,’ Darth Vader … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Obi-Wan Kenobi 1.03
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