Blogs about Movies

Lensa generated the following series using photos of W. C. Fields.

1. The Fabelmansby Steven SpielbergThough it's tempting to say he waited his whole life to let us in, it's more accurate to say he drew us a map and then finally, after decades on the …

In the opening title sequence to Amazon’s 2022 science fiction series The Peripheral, towns gleam and shapes stretch, sweeping in strokes of burnt gold, slate grey and steel blue, like a machine’s idea of a …

There was a moment in Ruben Östlund’s new film Triangle of Sadness when I needed to get up and walk around. It felt as though everything I saw was slightly tilted. It certainly didn’t help …

I lived with Mark since 2006. This time last year he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and a little more than a month ago he died. His funeral was on 13th December 2022 at …

Crimewave (1985) directed by Sam RaimiThanks, Laszlito!

Mondo: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE is one of Mondo’s most anticipated movies of 2023, and it’s not hard to see why. From the incredible voice cast to the mind-altering animation, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE forever redefined …

Hidden (2020, Jafar Panahi) Meta-remake of Panahi’s Three Faces. Camera 1 is a dash-mounted phone, Camera 2 is held by his daughter Solmaz in the back seat. A woman they know has asked them to …

Although you wouldn’t necessarily know it from reading this weblog, I spend a lot of my time watching Italian gialli. Why I’ve so rarely written about them over the years, I’m not quite sure, as …

John Whitney himself envisioned nothing more and nothing less for the future of CGI than a union of space and time: “Time has become visual.” But all film deals in[...] The post Vicious Circle: John …

★★★☆☆ It's 1918, and the elderly woman that terrorised the screaming youths of X is still a tender young thing, stuck on her parents' farm and dreaming of a life of stardom in faraway Hollywood. …

The ABC Movie of the Week was unique among made-for-TV movie franchises in that its films spanned a wide variety of genres. It presented family dramas, thrillers, comedies, horror pictures, and even a kung fu …

Spirited (film)From the trailer, a crazy wall so big it needs one of those cool horizontally-sliding ladders to maintain it!(Thanks Tom)

I have, just now, seen all the nominees for best picture. I got the last two Saturday night and Sunday morning but even so, I’m surely qualified to select the winners in each catergory. Best …

Boston Strangler (2023) • View trailerFour stars (out of five). Rated R, for profanity and violent contentAvailable via: HuluBy Derrick Bang • Published in The Davis Enterprise, 3.17.23Writer/director Matt Ruskin’s new film is an excellent …

In the mid-1950s, Pramod Pati left India for Czechoslovakia to study puppet animation under the tutelage of Jiří Trnka. He returned to head the animations division of the state-run Films Division in Mumbai. During his …

Which talented creatives will take home the most recognised trophy in the world on Sunday? The build up to the 95th Oscars has reached fever pitch amongst the entertainment community and film fans around the …

Hello, and welcome. The 2022 edition of my Top 15 Home Video Releases will be briefer than past editions because I am unusually busy. However, there were quite a few interesting releases this year that …

Director / writer / producer Jane Campion’s last film before the recently lauded The Power of the Dog (2021) was a small, quiet, and exquisite tragic love story about an English Romantic poet. Of course, …

watch on YouTubeA lovely example of "what's in the frame is the entire universe" from "Men in Black" (1997). Look how director Barry Sonnenfeld sets up the scene - Agents K and J pull over …