Moviedrome Redux: ‘A Most Violent Year’ (2014)
❉ Nick Clement presents his assessments of cinematic gems and cult oddities. This week, a wonderfully observed, slow-burn drama.
Film
When the Goodies met Orson Welles
❉ Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor recall working with “a truly great man.”
‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ (DVD/Blu-ray) reviewed
❉ A brutal, witty, slice of social realism that deconstructs Thatcherism, identity and the notion of society.
Moviedrome Redux: ‘There Will Be Blood’ (2007)
❉ Vital, brutal, intensely focused, and ravishing to the eye, this is as bold as literary inspired film-making can get.
‘Exquisite Terror’ – Issue #5 reviewed
❉ Horror magazines don’t come more detailed and diverse than ‘Exquisite Terror’!
Belle De Jour: The 50th Anniversary Edition
❉ Belle De Jour fully restored on DVD and BD on October 2, Buñuel Boxset on BD October 23.
‘Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me’ now available on Vimeo On Demand
❉The Oscar-nominated documentary of Glen Campbell’s final farewell tour added to Vimeo On Demand.
Blood and Nipples – Sergio Martino’s ‘The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh’
❉ Convoluted, kinky and bloodthirsty, with stylish visuals and a killer score.
‘Car Trouble’: A short film starring Iain Lee & John Dredge
❉ There’s not enough silliness in the world, so here’s some silliness.
Nouvelle Cult – ‘Baby Driver’ reviewed
❉ Well written, acted and directed Baby Driver is destined to become a modern cult classic and it’s certainly one of 2017’s finest flicks.