Director – Tom Gormican – 2022 – US – Cert. 15 – 105m **** Down on his luck, actor Nick Cage (playing himself) accepts the job of spending time at a fan’s house for one million dollars, unaware that his host is a crime lord pursued by the CIA – on digital Friday, July 8th […]
Sideshow Director – Adam Oldroyd – 2020 – UK – Cert. 15 – 94m ** Two thieves break in to the house of a washed-up showbiz psychic entertainer and medium – out in cinemas on Friday, March 11th and on all major digital download platforms on Monday, March 21st Stuart Pendrick a.k.a. The All-Seeing Stupendo […]
Director – David Cronenberg – 1991 – Canada – Cert. 18 – 115m ***** UK PAL laserdisc review. Originally published in London Calling Internet. See also my reviews in Film And Video – The Magazine and What’s On In London. Distributor Pioneer LDCE Cat No: PFLEB 30781 £9.99 BBFC Certificate 18 Running Time 85 min […]
Director – David Cronenberg – 1991 – Canada – Cert. 18 – 115m ***** Originally published in What’s On In London. See also my reviews in Film And Video – The Magazine and London Calling Internet. INSECT POLITICS Watching David Cronenberg’s film of William Burroughs’ novel The Naked Lunch, it becomes clear that the two […]
Director – Shaka King – 2021 – US – Cert. 12 – 126m ****1/2 The FBI recruit a small-time thief to infiltrate the Chicago chapter of the Black Panthers and report on rising political leader and activist Fred Hampton – two-time Oscar winner is on digital from Monday, April 26th This cleverly and skilfully plays […]
Director – David Cronenberg – 1991 – Canada – Cert. 18 – 115m ***** Originally published in Film And Video – The Magazine. See also my reviews in What’s On In London and London Calling Internet. PLOT New York, 1953. Bug exterminator Bill Lee (Peter Weller) runs out of roach powder whilst treating an infested […]