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Film Review – The Velvet Underground (2021)
When it comes to seminal bands in music, The Velvet Underground will be right up at the top. The legendary avant-garde rockers are the subject of Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine, Carol ) debut documentary feature. Which has been streaming on Apple TV+, now on The Criterion Collection. For a band back in it’s hey day…
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Film Review – City Lights (1931)
He’s film’s most iconic tramp, Charlie Chaplin returns with what some consider his greatest film, City Lights. Now released and restored by The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray with a host of fantastic extras. This is one of Chaplin’s most cherished films. As for my previous statement it’s his greatest film, that off course is personal…
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Film Review – The Uninvited (1944, Criterion Collection)
For years I dreamed of the day The Criterion Collection would come to the UK. In 2016 that dream came true (with a little help from Sony Pictures Releasing), the boutique distributor arrived and my mind went into hyperdrive. I was like a child let loose in a Toy shop, I couldn’t decide what releases…
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Film Review – Moonrise Kingdom (2012, Criterion Collection)
“What kind of bird are you?!”, Wes Anderson‘s Moonrise Kingdom is the latest film from the director to join the Criterion Collection. The perfect platform to showcase his talents, with a charming sweet tale of lost love. Young love and unbridled friendship. The film is the follow up to Anderson’s 2009 stop animation Fantastic Mr.Fox.…
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Blu-Ray Review – F For Fake (1974, Criterion Collection)
No one likes to be duped whatever the situation. When the hypnotic gaze on the camera is from none other than the ‘charlatan’ himself Orson Welles, you can’t help giving yourself up to him. The Criterion Collection continues its expansion into the UK market with F For Fake (1974), a lesson in trickery, deceit, and…
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Blu-ray Review – King Of Jazz (1930, Criterion Collection)
I should really confess my knowledge of Jazz and John Murray Anderson‘s King Of Jazz (1930) is non-existent. The question some may ask: ‘Is it a crime to call yourself a ‘cinefile’ when you’ve had no prior knowledge of the film in question? No. Some may argue thanks to niche distributors such as The Criterion…
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Blu-Ray Review – The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Criterion Collection)
If there was ever a marmite Wes Anderson film, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) might just be that film. After the success of The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), there was a pressure for the film to succeed back in 2004. True Anderson fans despite the mixed critical response love Steve Zissou even with all…
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Blu-Ray Review – Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (1985, Criterion Collection)
Ten years into my ‘cinematic education’ after creating The Peoples Movies, the education continues and the latest film lesson is Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters. My quest was to open my heart to films and genres I wouldn’t have blinked an eye in the past. Paul Schrader’s 1985 film is regarded by some critics…
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Blu-ray Review – Gilda (1946)
When I created my other site Cinehouse back in 2009, it was solely seen as a personal project which I nicknamed my ‘Cinema Education’. It was about learning there was life outside the latex superheroes and alien invaders that plague mainstream cinema. This is a door that truly opened my eyes to a wonderful world…
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