HOME VIDEO: “The Red Lily” (1924) – Vice and Quiet
(minor spoilers) Take all of modern movies’ whispering and yelling – a couple quietly cooing to each other in bed after making love; the gruff…
IN CINEMAS #3 – “Downton Abbey” (2019) – The Perils Of Polishing
I’m no monarchist. Though born in Canada, royalty – the idea that a few select people deserve special status simply because they say so –…
HOME VIDEO: “Brad’s Status” (2017) – Pulling Punches and Getting No Kicks
(whole lotta spoilers) Ben Stiller is a gifted performer. Hilarious in the hit “Meet the Parents” movies, Stiller plays the well intentioned, earnest schmuck with…
THEATRES: “Blinded By The Light” (2019) – Flipping The F@ck Out And Finding Your Way Back
(whole lotta spoilers) It happens to every teenager. At some point during those seven years of constant change and clumsy re-adjustment, a teenager will hear…
HOME VIDEO: “Blow Out” (1981) – Jack Terry And The Tools Of His Unmaking
(whole lotta spoilers) I found myself thinking of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” while taking yet another look at my favourite Brian De Palma…
THEATRES: “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” (2019) – We Should All Be So Lucky
(whole lotta spoilers) I drive through my old neighbourhood quite regularly. 13 years ago, I moved on, lugging myself and my few possessions about twenty…