Film

The Bollywood thriller Gumnaam (1965) isn’t shy about the sort of films that have influenced it. Adopting the jet-set internationality of the 1960s, it becomes an amalgamation of old-fashioned “old dark house” murder mysteries and pop-art modernism filtered through the ...

“My mother’s maiden name was McConnell. Her ancestors are Canadian, Irish, Scotch and Welsh. And, on the Harper side, they are French, English and, according to my sister, American Indian. But, I think her addition of American Indian came after ...

The following films screened at Arrow Video FrightFest, which was held in London from 22–26 August, 2019. A woman who is convinced her baby was delivered by caesarean section and kidnapped by a shadowy cult tries to convince skeptical authorities ...

Michael Haneke once described Schindler’s List (1993) as “unspeakable.” His disgust came from a scene in which women are forced into a gas chamber, and the suspense of whether or not gas or water is to come from the shower ...

Disc Details Kino Lorber, 2019. Region A.  Feature:  Black and white, 103 mins. Aspect ratio 1.37:1.  The Movie Anthology horror films, otherwise known as portmanteau, contain several short films linked by a narrative framing device. It is a popular format ...

“Ju-on: A curse born of grudge held by someone who dies in the grip of anger. It gathers in the places frequented by that person in life, working its spell on those who come into contact with it and thus ...

Fabian is still probably best known for his (relatively) brief heyday as a pop star - specifically the year 1959 when he had three top ten hits - "Turn Me Loose", "Tiger", and "Hound Dog Man". Yet he also had a career as a motion picture leading man that spanned over a decade. It's one that is worth revisiting.

Congresswoman Phoebe Frost (Jean Arthur) didn’t come to post-war Berlin for romance (and she doesn’t fall in love because she’s the only woman amongst her male colleagues). She came as part of a congressional committee to look into the morale ...

Yes, I know Performance did it first, but honestly, I think The Hunger does it better. Whatever you think about The Hunger, and I happen to like it a great deal, the opening scene is a stunner. Opening a contemporary ...

With Rutger Hauer’s recent passing, many reflected on a long and varied career that included memorable bad guys (The Hitcher, Nighthawks), heroic warriors (Ladyhawke) bizarre adverts (Guinness, Lurpak) and post-apocalyptic sports dudes (Salute of the Jugger a.k.a. The Blood of ...