A Snake of June (2002) review
Unsettling, perverse and weird, the Japanese and disturbingly erotic A Snake of June is a film from Shinya Tsukamoto, the director of Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), which is one of the most horrifying,...
View ArticleNormal Life (1996) review
Film noir, and especially the old hook of the bad, mad, dangerous to know girl, drives this contemporary melodrama from the director of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer – it’s as overheated, wildly...
View ArticlePurple Rain (1984) review – RIP Prince
“Ladies and gentlemen…the Revolution’ When we’re talking about the cinematic legacy of the late, truly great Prince, Purple Rain was the first, and will always be the best. It’s a thrilling synthesis...
View ArticleFilms I Love: Ran (1985)
Akira Kurosawa’s last big film did not see him fizzle out, or go gently into that good night. It is an absolutely remarkable epic, based on Shakespeare’s King Lear and transferred to 16th century...
View ArticleLes Combattants/Love at First Fight (2014)
Sweet and surprising French comedy-drama. ‘I don’t hit girls’ That’s how Arnaud (Kevin Azais) reacts when he’s been coerced into a surprise beach wrestling match with Madeleine (Adele Hanael). I can...
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