Keep Calm and Carry on Writing. In a well-mined category, “Their Finest” is a World War 2 comedy/drama telling a tale I haven’t seen told before: the story behind the British Ministry of Information and their drive to produce propaganda films that support morale and promote positive messages in a time of national crisis. For … Read more
A potentially good ‘B’ movie undone. Ecclesiastes 1:9 came up with the oft used quote that “there is nothing new under the sun”. “Sleepless” proves that in spades. Bent copper drama? Check. Dodgy casino owner? Check. Nasty “Black Rain” style hoodlum? Check. Kidnapped teen (“I WILL find you”)? Check. Misunderstood family man? Check. All of … Read more
A robot you could take home to meet mother. I was intrigued to watch the other day (purely for the interest in the technology employed of course!) a short Guardian video on the development of the world’s first fully functioning sex robot: a disturbing watch, requiring a fairly broad mind. Watching it on the same day … Read more
Blood is thicker than Diesel. All work and no play makes bob-the-movie-man a tardy reviewer. Still, what better way to break the fast than with “Fast and Furious 8” (aka “The Fate of the Furious”)? Well, quite a lot of things actually! Now, I have a confession to make (and I know for some this will … Read more
A movie with more than a whiff of cordite about it. As I write this, I’m really struggling to evaluate whether the latest film of Ben Wheatley (“High Rise”) is a masterpiece or just pulp trash. It’s certainly a brave and highly distinctive venture, with that you can’t argue. Set in Boston in 1978, an arms … Read more