running, reading, nonsense.
There was a time not so long ago when the world was infected with zombie madness. I’m thinking between the mid-noughties to the early tens, starting roughly with Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake and Shaun of the Dead in 2004 all the way to World War Z in 2013 (which also saw the… Continue reading Night of the Living Dead
Classically Lacking is a series of reviews where I tackle some so-called-classics which have passed me by and make an argument either for or against going back and taking them on if you've missed them too, because who has time these days? You know how many shows Netflix has? And I don't mean Friends I… Continue reading Suspiria (1977)
Made in 2006, best enjoyed now.
Another attempt at a Terminator sequel is imminent, but for now I volunteer to get sent back to 1984 to see why the James Cameron's original is still such an essential piece of cinema.
Adapted from the James Elroy novel of the same name, LA Confidential uses a typically twisted and layered plot of deception, lies, and vice, to study its central cast of characters and their relationship to justice in a city riddled with racial tension and inequality, which means that although set in the 50’s and made in the 90’s, it still speaks to contemporary issues.
Some Like It Hot is an intruder on the Sight and Sound Top 100, the BBC’s greatest comedy of all time, a picture which transcends the bounds of genre and…well, why, I wonder? And how does it hold up in 2019?
Is the book always better? No. Here's a reason why.
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