ONE FROM THE HEART
I thought re-watching The Elephant Man (1980) had finished me off emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually—but no. Returning to David
HAIL, MARX!
Bashing commies in comedies doesn't happen often, but when it does, it typically yields gold. The best examples
THE WILLOWS
Although I rarely frequent them anymore, there are few greater luxuries, when in a once-major city like London, than slipping
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
Dante's wife, Gemma, was a member of the Donati family, making it (in a way) personal for the
NIGHTS ON CHOCO MOUNTAIN
Picture the scene.
You're a large and powerful ape wearing a bright red tie, strapped into a yellow
HEART OF WISDOM
Re-watching David Lynch's The Elephant Man last night, after having returned to his debut feature Eraserhead the night
ONCE UPON A TIME IN YOUR PRIME
I was pleasantly surprised by the new Dylan film A Complete Unknown, starring Timothy Chalamet, although I don't
WILD AT HEART AND WEIRD ON TOP
“We are like the spider. We weave our life & move along it. We are like the dreamer who dreams
MISS PICK AND THE TERRAPIN OF TERROR
Remember those fearsome female characters in Roald Dahl’s stories, such as the grandmother in George's Marvellous Medicine,
THE GHOST OF SIERRA MADRE
It seems ironic that, of the two directors who came closest to creating their own modern equivalent of John Huston’
