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Frankenstein
2025 Director: Guillermo del Toro Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Charles Dance Words – Carly Stevenson. When I heard that Guillermo del Toro was set to adapt Frankenstein, I was ecstatic. Who better to capture the spirit of Mary Shelley’s… Continue Reading “Frankenstein”
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
1992 Director: David Lynch Cast: Sheryl Lee, Pamela Gidley, Eric DaRe, Ray Wise, Mädchen Amick, Phoebe Augustine, Heather Graham, Chris Isaak, Moira Kelly, Peggy Lipton, Jürgen Prochnow, Michael J. Anderson, Frank Silva, Harry Dean Stanton, Kiefer Sutherland, David Bowie, Kyle MacLachlan, David Lynch Words… Continue Reading “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)”
Eraserhead (1977)
1977 Director: David Lynch Cast: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates, Judith Roberts, Laurel Near, Hal Landon, Jennifer Lynch Words: Ben Matthews. “Some inane, bizarre person with a disturbed mind wrote that film and I did not enjoy it.” This is an… Continue Reading “Eraserhead (1977)”
Press Eject: The Video Nasties Saga
. Words: Scott Burns. . The Eighties: Margaret Thatcher, the Falklands War, David Hasselhoff. But what about the good stuff? Well, there was Rik and Ade, Factory Records, the Summer Blockbuster (if, like me, you were of an age in single digits) and films… Continue Reading “Press Eject: The Video Nasties Saga”
Cinema Paradiso
1988 Director: Giuseppe Tornatore Starring: Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Jacques Perrin, Antonella Attili, Pupella Maggio, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Leo Gullotta, Agnese Nano, Leopoldo Trieste Words – Christian Abbott “The old movie business is just a memory”, a line which summates so much feeling… Continue Reading “Cinema Paradiso”
Godzilla (1954)
1954 Director: Ishiro Honda Starring: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Fuyuki Murakami, Sachio Sakai Words – Rebecca Kirby. It took fifty years for the original, uncut version of Ishiro Honda’s “Godzilla” (or Gojira) to receive an official release for western audiences.… Continue Reading “Godzilla (1954)”
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Director: Céline Sciamma Starring: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino Words – Rhiannon Topham. Describing a film as a ‘historical drama’ conjures particularly priggish dress, dialogue and narrative, none of which is typically original or disruptive to the staid all ways of… Continue Reading “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
Princess Mononoke
1997 Director: Hayao Miyazaki Words – Christian Abbott. Ghibli fans are like a loving mother, they would never pick a favourite. All are equal in their eyes, each different, each unique, each loved. Yet, there seems to be this vocal minority rising-up that challenge… Continue Reading “Princess Mononoke”
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