Blog posts by year and monthNovember 2016
Posts (9)
Body Swapping
I love Your Name - the new animation by Makoto Shinkai. Like Girls Lost, a Swedish film that came out recently it’s a body swap movie - together they make a great double bill.
Right Film, Right Time?
Sometimes the right film comes along at the right time. Mark Kermode reflects on the release of Arrival and A United Kingdom…
Legion and Exorcist III
A new BluRay is out in the US which includes an assembly of William Peter Blatty’s cut of Exorcist III. It’s a complex patchwork version that gives us a glimpse of just how extraordinary his original film might have been...
Rockumentaries - If you will...
I just saw Gimme Danger - the excellent new film about Iggy Pop and The Stooges. It set me trying to list my top rock docs but there are just too many good ones to choose from - can you help?
Vonnegut And Arrival
I love the new sci-fi film 'Arrival' and see many links to the work of one of my favourite writers - Kurt Vonnegut.
Boring Movie Titles - The Sequel
I listed my top ten most boring film names recently - here are some of your picks of the least inspiring ever...
The Top Ten Most Boring Movie Titles
The new Ben Affleck film has the less than inspiring title The Accountant. Here are my top ten most boring film names...
Demon Lover
Nicolas Winding Refn's controversial movie 'The Neon Demon' is just out on DVD. I loved the film but some have been enraged by it and called for a ban. This campaign made me nostalgic for the old days...
