ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA: A Fairy-Tale?
Italian director Sergio Leone was a man obsessed with America. He was best known for his grand spaghetti westerns, which …
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ANNIHILATION: Sci-Fi and Self-Destruction
Alex Garland’s second feature as director, Annihilation (2018), follows on from the promise of Ex-Machina (2014) as he delivers a …
THE BREAKFAST CLUB: Emotionally Erratic
Rewatching John Hughes’ 1985 classic The Breakfast Club is an odd experience. One part of my brain appreciates the films …
BONNIE AND CLYDE: Outlaws that will never die
Bonnie and Clyde were real bandits that travelled around America in the great depression conducting robberies of small stores. Their …
DUNKIRK: The Triptych of Survival
The entirety of Dunkirk is: intention -- stay alive, obstacle – it’s war. A blank canvas on which Nolan paints …
CHINATOWN: A Neo-Noir Essential
Chinatown has been cemented as both a masterpiece of the New Hollywood era and a classic in league with the …
