CHRIS: Eureka (Roeg, US, 1983)
“More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.” Truman Capote, Answered Prayers – The Unfinished Novel When the The Greatest Films of All Time were published in Sight […]
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CHRIS: This is Spinal Tap (Reiner, US, 1984)
Rob Reiner is the multiplex auteur par excellence. His career is marked by fruitful collaborations with the best screenwriters in Hollywood, creating some of the most memorable scenes in the […]
Dirk’s Five – Homecomings
Dirk is back. Holidays are over and the heady days of Summer are drawing to a close. The longer nights can only mean more films and the regular schedule for […]
Starburst Memories: Cult Movies by Danny Peary
DUCK SOUP brought to mind, the book “Cult Movies” by Danny Peary. Published in 1981, it remains an important book in the film canon as it gave serious, passionate insight […]
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 […]
DOM: A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, UK, 1971)
In a way I feel it quite a shock that it has taken me so long to get to one of the most revered of film directors, Stanley J. Kubrick. […]
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