CHRIS: An American Werewolf in London (Landis, UK, US, 1981)
There are several good reasons to stay with the closing credits of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF …:. There’s the dreamy, doo wap version of BLUE MOON by The Marcels, a couple […]
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CHRIS: Spoorloos (The Vanishing) (Sluizer, Netherlands/France, 1988)
A young woman disappears from a busy motorway service station leaving her boyfriend puzzled. He spends years compulsively searching for leads that can explain how it happened and where she […]
CHRIS: The Thing (Carpenter, US, 1982)
“…satiation rather than horror…” – Derek Malcolm “You’ve gotta be fucking kidding.” – Palmer If we are not going to have AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, then we will have […]
CHRIS: Caché (Hidden) (Haneke, France, Austria, Germany, Italy, 2005)
Haneke is a both a film-maker and film-academic. He manages to work these two roles simultaneously to create cinema that gets under the skin and bang the audience’s head out […]
CHRIS: Excalibur (Boorman, UK, 1981)
Sigh. If you would have asked me 30 years ago, “name your favourite film, go on, what is it?”. I would have snapped back the prompt response: “Excalibur. Its brilliant.” […]
CHRIS: Mad Max 2: Road Warrior (Miller, Australia, 1981)
This is a film that existed in my imagination long before I actually saw it on VHS. As a teenager in the nineteen eighties, there were a few posters […]
CHRIS: El laberinto del fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth) (del Toro, Mexico, Spain, 2006)
“I’m not convinced,” texted Dom-Dirk when I suggested that this was probably the most perfect film ever produced. Perfect in the sense that it cannot be improved. Perfect in its […]
CHRIS: Hoop Dreams (James, 1994, US)
“What’s so fascinating about standing around watching a group of pituitary cases?” Annie Hall (1977) This film will always be associated with shame for me. Christmas Eve 1998, I got […]
CHRIS: Dogville (Von Trier, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, 2003)
Von Trier is a film maker who divides opinion. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw, Derek’s replacement, considers him a hoaxer. Variety’s Todd McCarthy was one of the many critics who were […]
CHRIS: Toy Story 2 (Lassester,Unkrich, Brannon, US, 1999)
The TOY STORY trilogy is probably the most successful trilogy in film history. Successful in the sense of its financial results at the box office and toy shops, but also […]
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