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Ennio Morricone – Remembering A Maestro

The great Ennio Morricone died on July 6 2020 at the age of 91 years old. The Italian film was probably best known for his work with Sergio Leone, the most famous being the 1966 Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Western, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly [...]

July 6, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Justin Kurzel’s MACBETH

Director Justin Kurzel’s 2015 screen adaptation of Macbeth is a luscious piece of cinematic grit. It’s a down-and-dirty version of Shakespeare’s tragedy but it’s a hollow film that unfortunately has had it’s heart ripped out through its [...]

September 30, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE NINTH GATE

Roman Polanski – 1999 Roman Polanski‘s The Ninth Gate is an entertaining (if superficial) horror–thriller. The film sports a great turn from Johnny Depp as a rare book seller who goes in search of a devilish tome. It’s a good [...]

August 9, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Jean Becker’s ONE DEADLY SUMMER

A slow-burning dramatic thriller, One Deadly Summer (L’Été meurtrier) is a noir-ish tale of death and desire. The story in Jean Becker’s 1983 adaption of Sébastien Japrisot’s novel is strong, but the film really works because of the [...]

July 13, 2021

Review: Vaughn Stein’s Psychological Thriller EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan & Sam Claflin

Director Vaughn Stein (Terminal, Inheritance) has delivered a top-tier psychological thriller in Every Breath You Take. The film, which stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Claflin and Veronica Ferres is a twisty old-fashioned thriller [...]

March 31, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Mickey Keating’s DARLING

Writer-director Mickey Keating’s Darling is an impressive little psychological horror/thriller with a lot to recommend. Shot in stark black and white, Keating’s 2015 thriller has been compared to Hitchcock and early Polanski, however I feel [...]

August 25, 2020

Remembering Roman Polanski’s THE GHOST WRITER Starring Ewan McGregor & Pierce Brosnan

These days you’re not supposed to even talk about Roman Polanski, never mind praise him. However, a great filmmaker is a great filmmaker and I won’t get dragged into discussing Polanski’s personal life. I am here to talk about [...]

August 16, 2020

Forget it, Ben. It’s Chinatown! Ben Affleck To Direct Making Of Chinatown Movie THE BIG GOODBYE

The mighty Ben Affleck will direct, write and produce The Big Goodbye, a screen adaptation of Sam Wasson’s book The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood.. The book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the making of Roman [...]

August 8, 2020

The Legendary Ennio Morricone Dies At The Age Of 91

The great Ennio Morricone has died at the age of 91. The Italian film composer sadly passed away in Rome following complications from a fall. Morricone was probably best known for his work with Sergio Leone, the most famous being the 1966 Clint [...]

July 6, 2020

What A Joker! Jack Nicholson On The Set Of Roman Polanski’s CHINATOWN

Roman Polanski’s Chinatown is one of the great films of the 1970s. Written by the great Robert Towne (it won the Original Screenplay Oscar), the 1974 noir takes detective genre’s conventions and turns them on their head. Jack [...]

April 28, 2020

Blu-ray Review: ONE DEADLY SUMMER Is A Noir-ish Tale Of Death And Desire

August 3, 2019

DVD Review: DARLING Could Have Been A Hipster Homage – It’s Not

Writer-director Mickey Keating’s Darling is an impressive little psychological horror/thriller with a lot to recommend. Shot in stark black and white, Keating’s film has been compared to Hitchcock and early Polanski, however I feel that it’s [...]

October 28, 2016

DVD Review: OBSERVANCE Is An Intriguing Psychological Chiller

Observance is an atmospheric Australian (although US-set) chiller from director Joseph Sims-Dennett. It follows Parker (Lindsay Farris), a private detective on a well paying gig as he keeps an eye on a woman (Stephanie King) from the building across [...]

October 15, 2016