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Strange Days (1995)

December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 Dave McAllister2 Comments

"The issue's not whether you're paranoid, Lenny. I mean, look at this shit. The issue is whether you're paranoid enough."

Posted in action, blu ray / DVD, science fictionTagged Angela Bassett, James Cameron, Juliette Lewis, Kathryn Bigelow, Peter Gabriel, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Sizemore

A Rainy Day in New York (2019)

June 5, 2020November 4, 2020 Dave McAllister4 Comments

"There's something romantic about gamblers, and old songs, and meeting under a clock"

Posted in blu ray / DVD, streamingTagged Cherry Jones, Diego Luna, Elle Fanning, Griffin Newman, Jude Law, Liev Schreiber, Rebecca Hall, Selena Gomez, Timothée Chalamet, Vittorio Storaro, Woody Allen

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 Dave McAllister2 Comments

The Last Black Man In San Francisco generates a buzz at Sundance earlier this year. It’s a quirky, enjoyable love letter to a city that’s rapidly losing its character.

Posted in blu ray / DVD, cinema, London Film Festival, Sundance LondonTagged A24, Danny Glover, Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan

The Big Heat (1953)

December 31, 2017January 18, 2018 Dave McAllister1 Comment

The Big Heat is a surprisingly gripping, violent and morally ambiguous movie.

Posted in blu ray / DVD, cinemaTagged Alexander Scourby, Fritz Lang, Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jeanette Nolan, Jocelyn Brando, Lee Marvin

The Magic Flute (1975)

December 18, 2017January 16, 2018 Dave McAllister1 Comment

Ingmar Bergman's The Magic Flute is a charming and enjoyable film, now restored by the BFI.

Posted in blu ray / DVD, cinemaTagged Daniel Bergman, Erland Josefsson, Ingmar Bergman, Sven Nyqvist

The Burning (1980)

April 5, 2017February 21, 2021 Dave McAllister1 Comment

The Burning is a 1980 slasher movie, recently restored and released by Arrow Video.  

Posted in blu ray / DVD, horrorTagged Brian Matthews, Fisher Stevens, Holly Hunter, Tony Maylam
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