Timothy hutton

The Sparrows Are Flying Again

The great George A. Romero’s 1993 adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Half is a flawed film, but it’s also a very enjoyable one. Timothy Hutton plays Thad Beaumont, a writer who decides to ‘kill-off’ his publishing pseudonym, George [...]

September 30, 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

Blu-ray & DVD Review Round-Up: SUSPIRIA, SKINNER, THE DARK HALF, MIDSOMMAR, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS & THE QUEST

This time around: Dakota Johnson feels like dancing in the remake of Suspiria, Ted Raimi is Skinner, Stephen King and George A. Romero tackle The Dark Half, we learn that Godzilla is King of The Monsters, Florence Pugh gets caught-up in a [...]

October 21, 2019

Trailer For Netflix’s THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE

Mike Flanagan directs The Haunting of Hill House, the new Netflix series adaptation of Shriley Jackson’s novel. The book has been adapted before – first as Robert Wise’s The Haunting in 1963, and then in 1999 by Jan de Bont (boy, I [...]

September 19, 2018