REVIEW: Sky Hunter (2017)
In October 2017 the People’s Republic of China held its 19th National Congress of the Communist Party. 2,300 party representatives assembled in Beijing to elect a new Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Politburo and Central Military Commission. The … Continue reading REVIEW: Sky Hunter (2017)
REVIEW: Candyman (2021)
Hollywood’s penchant for recycling horror movie franchises hits a fresh height with Candyman (2021), Nia DaCosta’s timely, relevant, and whip-smart revival of the 1992 Bernard Rose original. That older film adapted a Clive Barker short story into an effective blend of scares … Continue reading REVIEW: Candyman (2021)
REVIEW: Rings (2017)
Ring, the original novel by Koji Suzuki, works from a killer premise. It focuses on a haunted videotape: if you watch it, you receive a mysterious phone call. Once you have answered that call, you have seven days left to … Continue reading REVIEW: Rings (2017)
10 Great Songs from the Movies
It is said that ‘listicles’ – opinionated top 10 lists based on some arbitrary topic – are among the laziest and least inspired articles on the Internet. They’re easy for a writer to throw together, are easily shareable on social … Continue reading 10 Great Songs from the Movies
REVIEW: The White King (2016)
You know the drill: after all, it has been done so many times in recent years. A film comes out, based on a young adult novel, about a child protagonist living in the poor part of a totalitarian future state. … Continue reading REVIEW: The White King (2016)
REVIEW: The Rice Dumpling Vendors (1969)
In a moment of rage, a man destroys his entire life. Now destitute with three children to care for, he struggles to make ends meet in this Taiwanese melodrama from director Hsin Chi. And what a melodrama it is. There … Continue reading REVIEW: The Rice Dumpling Vendors (1969)
REVIEW: Rabbit (2017)
Maude (Adelaide Clemens) is an Australian medical student living in Germany. A year ago her twin sister Cleo disappeared from her home in Adelaide. While their family has moved on – even holding a funeral with an empty casket – … Continue reading REVIEW: Rabbit (2017)
REVIEW: The Suicide Squad (2021)
There is a general perception that Warner Bros’ recent superhero films – all based on DC Comics characters – have been vastly inferior to those produced by Disney’s Marvel Studios. Inferior? Perhaps on average. Vastly so? It’s there that I … Continue reading REVIEW: The Suicide Squad (2021)
REVIEW: In the Earth (2021)
During a widespread viral pandemic, a scientist and a park guide head into the forest in a search for a missing colleague. By the time they reach the site of her experiments it becomes clear that they are not alone … Continue reading REVIEW: In the Earth (2021)
REVIEW: Railway Sleepers (2017)
A train slowly pulls away from a station. It begins its journey down the track, surrounded by forestry. It goes through a tunnel. It passes a field. Inside people sit around. Some of them sleep. Some eat food. Some share … Continue reading REVIEW: Railway Sleepers (2017)
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