When the news broke on March 29th, 2019 that Agnès Varda had passed away at age 90 from cancer, the film world mourned, but I did not. I recognized the name of course, but had I seen any of her films? As it turned out, actually yes. About 18 months prior, I had enjoyed an […]
Viewing Varda Part One: ‘La Pointe Courte’
How much do you remember of your childhood? Or an even better question might be, how far back does your memory go? No matter what the answer is to that question, I think no one will be able to deny the fact that the way you are raised as a child for a large part […]
The Smile has Left your Eyes, Korean drama series (2018)
Its’s October!! And that means its time for the kick-off of the annual Halloween Marathon. This year is going to continuing on with the normal format of double features, released (hopefully) every other day. The focus in the the Living Dead franchise as well as finishing off the Insidious franchise which I had reviewed the […]
Double Feature: Night of the Living Dead (1968) & Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) Director – David Lynch (Inland Empire) Cast – Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, David Bowie, Chris Isaak, David Lynch Plot – The events leading up to the TV show Twin Peaks are explored here in the final days of high school girl Laura Palmer (Lee). “Bob, I […]
Film Review – Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
The Boys in the Band is a 2020 American comedy/drama film directed by Joe Mantello, and stars Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins. The film is based on the 1968 play ‘The Boys in the Band’ by Mart Crowley, who […]
‘The Boys in the Band’ Is a Remake That Stands on Its Own
I recommend watching “My Octopus Teacher” on Netflix. It is the best wildlife documentary I have ever seen. It’s an amazing 85-minute film and quite the departure from the shoot ’em ups of fiction and real life going on.
As I’ve stated many times on this site, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is one of my favorite horror films and it’s also one of the few horror films that can still scare me even after I’ve seen it hundreds of time. Those two little “Come and play with us” girls still freak me out and […]
Horror Scenes That I Love: The Drive to the Overlook from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
A cardiothoracic surgeon, Choi Yeon-kyung, from modern day Seoul meets the infamous acupuncturist, Heo Im, from 400 years ago, Joseon, when he travels through time…… Themes 1) oriental and western medicine: At first, Choi was very against oriental medicine despite the fact that her own grandfather was a practitioner of […]
Netflix Series: Live Up To Your Name
That Thing You Do! 1996 Directed by Tom Hanks Quick synopsis… In 1964, teenage garage band The One-ders become an overnight sensation when their debut song jumps to the top of the charts. But internal tensions threaten to make the group’s fall just as rapid as their rise. I actually took full advantage of a […]
My Favorite Movies #4 – That Thing You Do!
Children of the Sea (Kaijū no Kodomo) 2019 Kicking off this review with some useless trivia – I had actually arranged with my local cinema to maybe screen Children of the Sea back in January but the bushfires prevented that – and obviously, I didn’t want people to risk their lives on entertainment stuff at […]
Children of the Sea (Kaijū no Kodomo)
Tell Me Who I Am (2019) Any film or documentary that centres on identical twins and their relationship is fascinating in its own right, but if that film or documentary also involves the case of total amnesia, dark secrets and completely buried past, then it becomes one of the most interesting ever filmed (at least […]
Documentary: “Tell Me Who I Am”
A Town Called Bastard is a British-produced Western that was shot in Spain and which was obviously designed to capitalize on the popularity of the Spaghetti westerns of the two Sergios, Leone and Corbucci. When the movie was released in the United States, the title was changed to A Town Called Hell because it was […]
A Town Called Bastard (1971, directed by Robert Parrish)
Arrietty (Kari-gurashi no Arietti) 2010 Before Hiromasa Yonebayashi became a founding member of Studio Ponoc, he was working at Ghibli on a lot of their blockbuster films. Arrietty was his debut as director, with a screenplay that Miyazaki adapted from The Borrowers. (Another example of his interest in storytelling from the UK). This one is […]
Arrietty (Kari-gurashi no Arietti)
For those who read or watched the original “The One Who Flew Over The Cuckoo’s N’est”, they would remember the infamous and cruel nurse, Ratched, at the ward for the mentally unstable. This series told the story of how Mildred Ratched came to be a nurse at the Lucia State Hospital […]
When I took a break from blogging, I hoped to spend some time watching films and reading. Unfortunately, a bout of severe Flu has meant no reading, but I have managed to watch a few films on DVD. This is the first one I am reviewing. (Historical characters, so spoilers do not apply) This film […]
Film Review: The Favourite (2018)
Sitting at home feeling like death warmed up makes you do things you might not usually consider doing. Like watching a film you might never have thought twice about any other time. Check the cast! Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan Reynolds, Michael Pitt, and many more! This must be bloody good, right? […]
I don’t know if I ever told you guys this, but I live in an apartment building on the 12th floor. Now there are certain advantages and disadvantages to something like that. For one thing I have one of the best views one could think of. Especially with the fireworks at New Year’s Eve I […]
The Matrix 1999 Directed by the Wachowskis Quick synopsis… A computer hacker searches for the truth behind the mysterious force known as the Matrix. He discovers that what most people perceive as reality is actually a simulation created by machines and joins a rebellion to break free. Paul just watched this one for the first […]
My Favorite Movies #5 – The Matrix
Hello everyone! I am back with another edition of The Couch Potato as we dig deeper into TV series! And this time it’s one that I couldn’t wait any longer to publish which is on this drama called Black. As always with my Couch Potato series this post would be a preview post on what […]
The Couch Potato – K-Drama review – Black (2017)
Unsurprisingly, Netflix has all sorts of Halloween treats for the month of October. The Haunting of Bly Manor, though, which drops on October 9th, and is based on the classic horror novella, The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James, is one offering I’m eagerly looking forward to, especially after seeing this trailer.
