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| 15 Nov 2019 |
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| Hôtel du Nord & Manon on Arrow Academy Blu-ray in February |
| Arrow has announced the Blu-ray title it will be releasing on the Arrow Academy label in February 2020, Marcel Carné's haunting, fatalistic melodrama, Hôtel du Nord and Henri-Georges Clouzot's astute portrayal of doomed young lovers in post-war France, Manon. |
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| 11 Nov 2019 |
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| Time Without Pity |
| A desperate man has just 24 hours to find evidence that will prevent his son's execution in Joseph Losey's tightly paced, superbly acted and socially conscious drama. Slarek is riveted by the film and as impressed as ever with Indicator's recently released Blu-ray. |
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| 7 Nov 2019 |
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| 5 Nov 2019 |
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| Doctor Sleep |
| It’s not exactly a secret that author Stephen King was not thrilled by Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of his novel The Shining. Anyone taking on the sequel had to get the blessing of both King and Kubrick’s estate. Camus visits Doctor Sleep… |
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| 4 Nov 2019 |
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| The Invitation |
| A man is invited by his ex-wife to a party with a group of his former friends at the house in which a tragedy led to their separation in Karyn Kusama's gripping slow-burn thriller, The Invitation. Slarek revisits one of his favourite films of 2016 on a first-rate new Blu-ray from Second Sight. |
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| 4 Nov 2019 |
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| 2 Nov 2019 |
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| House of Bamboo |
| In the second of three reviews from Eureka's new Fuller at Fox: Five Films 1951-1957 box set, Slarek takes a trip back to early 1950s Japan for House of Bamboo, a tough and intriguing crime thriller that has more thematic and character depth than surface details might suggest. |
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| 2 Nov 2019 |
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| Nightbreed |
| If not exactly prolific – but when at bat, he always hits a home run artistically if not profitably – writer/director Clive Barker scores another winner with his love letter to the ultimate outsiders, the astounding Nightbreed. Camus knows who the real monsters are… |
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| 1 Nov 2019 |
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| 31 Oct 2019 |
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| 29 Oct 2019 |
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| An American Werewolf in London |
| A firm favourite from 1981, John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London is a groundbreaking work famous for showcasing state of the art make up special effects. It's also scary, very funny and surprisingly touching. Camus heeds the five-pointed star… |
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| 29 Oct 2019 |
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| 28 Oct 2019 |
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| The Painted Bird |
| Jerry Whyte remains haunted by one particular film screened at the London Film Festival: Václav Marhoul's magisterial epic The Painted Bird. He considers the ways it corrects the historical record and defamiliarises the horrors of war. |
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| 27 Oct 2019 |
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| Hell and High Water |
| In the first of three reviews from Eureka's Fuller at Fox: Five Films 1951-1957 box set (only three of the review discs were sent to us) Slarek revisits Sam Fuller's least favourite of his own films, the submarine action-adventure Hell and High Water. |
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| 24 Oct 2019 |
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| Birdy |
| Friendship is a cinematic staple as is madness. In Birdy, director Alan Parker juggles both in spectacular fashion. Fantastic performances, exquisite editing and intelligent direction add up to an 80s classic. Camus lets Birdy fly... |
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| 24 Oct 2019 |
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| Badge 373 |
| Robert Duvall stars as a suspended NYPD detective who embarks on a mission to avenge his murdered partner in Badge 373, a 70s crime thriller that languishes somewhat in The French Connection's shadow. Slarek is not a big fan of the film, but has no problems at all with Indicator's Blu-ray. |
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| 20 Oct 2019 |
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| The Dark Half |
| Tim Hutton plays a writer whose invented alter-ego takes on murderous human form in The Dark Half, George Romero's 1993 film version of Stephen King's novel. Slarek revisits a film he's never quite made his mind up about on Eureka's recent and splendidly featured Blu-ray. |
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| 15 Oct 2019 |
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| Talking About Trees and The Lost Okoroshi |
| Jerry Whyte singles out two African films from the London Film Festival that testify to the resilience of cinema, and the importance of humour under duress: Suhaib Gasmelbari’s Talking About Trees and Abba Makama’s The Lost Okoroshi. |
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| 13 Oct 2019 |
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| 90º in the Shade |
| In a rare co-production between the British and Czech film industries, a surprise stock check at a Prague grocery store triggers a chain of events that is set to impact heavily on the lives of two of them people involved. Slarek slaps on the sun cream for Indicator's fine Blu-ray of 90º in the Shade. |
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| 6 Oct 2019 |
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| Joker |
| With nothing on his CV to suggest a film of this kind was brewing, writer/director Todd Phillips delivers an extremely effective psychological breakdown of a man whose brutal past inevitably casts him in the role of a tortured clown. Camus wipes off Joker’s greasepaint… |
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| 2 Oct 2019 |
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| They Made Me a Fugitive |
| In his later career, dogged by chronic alcoholism, actor Trevor Howard was trading on his status, well earned, of being one of England's brightest stars. Here, he is in his prime in a superb post-war crime thriller. Camus finds out how They Made Me a Fugitive... |
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| 1 Oct 2019 |
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| The System |
| Oliver Reed stars as a beach photographer who runs a scheme with his friends that targets female holidaymakers for seduction in a smartly written and entertaining early film from director Michael Winner. Slarek hangs out on the seafront with the lads on Indicator's recently released Blu-ray |
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| 25 Sep 2019 |
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| Ad Astra |
| In Ad Astra, Brad Pitt takes on Martin Sheen’s role in a precise narrative echo of Apocalypse Now. Only this time, it’s not Brando waiting for him down river, it’s his father over two billion miles away... Camus revels in James Gray’s extraordinary science fiction adventure... |
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| 23 Sep 2019 |
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| High Noon |
| One of the all-time great westerns is also one of the most thematically and stylistically rewarding, a film that broke genre rules and revitalised the career of its star. Slarek revisits the superb High Noon on Eureka's magnificent Blu-ray and finds whole new layers of meaning to explore and appreciate. |
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| 8 Sep 2019 |
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| The Ear |
| Paranoia strikes deep in Karel Kachyna's The Ear, newly re-released by Second Run on Blu-ray and now keenly surveilled for review by clydero with his antennae raised. |
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