In most of his films, the writer/director has a Woody Allen character. In the early films, Allen himself took on that role. Now he is much older, he generally has a young actor speaking Woody Allen type lines.
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These three 1930s horror films from Universal Pictures are great vehicles for the creepy, leering Bela Lugosi, who spits out some wonderful camp-horror one liners. Just don’t expect too much from the Edgar Allan Poe association.
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A welcome re-release for this likeable Chinese martial arts comedy horror. It is the film that made hopping vampires popular. That’s right, hopping vampires are a thing.
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Marlene Dietrich steals the show – and an odd moral high ground – in this tantalising taste of a great movie.
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You might have seen the film in the cinema just before lockdown, or perhaps you have seen another version of Jane Austen’s novel in the past, But just like a Shakespeare play, the book can be read many times and the film can be seen again and again.
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The film holds the attention through its sheer pace and theatricality, though it’s a technique that in some ways keeps the audience at a distance.
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Austrian director Jessica Hausner’s first English language film has a strong cast and an intriguing, genre defying story, which combines science fiction with psychological drama in a most unusual way.
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PARASITE has already won lots of awards. Does it deserve them? Decidedly yes. A film in Korean with unknown (to a European audience) actor, dealing with upper and lower classes in Seoul. So, what is so appealing about this?
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Lush neo-noir visuals are the star turn in this beautiful 4K restoration of the great Hong Kong director’s genre-bending tale of urban misfits, addictive impulses and judo.
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A prime slice of “baguetti western” from the legendary director of The Great Silence, Django and Companeros. This 4K restoration highlights the unique look of Sergio Corbucci’s great westerns.
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