Ever seen a Hungarian western?

1945 isn't *really* a western but I was quite encouraged to find, reading around some bits and pieces about this film having just watched it, that a couple of other writers had commented on its similarity to the genre. It means I'm not quite as insane as I thought I was.

The similarities are fairly numerous though. A small town is thrown into chaos with the arrival of a couple of strangers, with the requisite…

Quentin Tarantino has got a lot to answer for.

I think the majority of people would agree with that statement, but for very different reasons. I mean it negatively, despite the fact that I would count myself as a fan of his movies with a couple of exceptions.

What I'm not a fan of is what he inspired. He's inspired a quarter of a century of pop culture reference-laden, 'quirky' crime comedies, the large majority of which have been really…

In the Month of Madness - The Others

I did consider, after realising it was David Hedison in the lead role, just making this review say "Felix Flyter lol". But my dinner's not ready yet so I might as well ramble on for a bit more. Sorry about that.

Even despite my love of 1950s sci-fi horror, I'd always put off watching this one because I guess my appreciation of David Cronenberg's version had always been so strong that I…

In the Month of Madness - The Others

Amazing to think that Night of the Living Dead was released just two years after this rather more traditional take on the zombie flick, courtesy of Hammer.

This one ventures down the old-fashioned voodoo track, with the zombies in question moving even more slowly than in George Romero's classic. That said, it's still an enjoyable old thing, as Hammer films tend to be. Rarely anything amazing but rarely a letdown either, perfect…

Choose Letterboxd. Choose films. Choose downloading the app. Choose paying money for a membership just so you don’t have to see some fucker adding 500 films to their watchlist. Choose following a few thousand people and then never reading a fucking word they say. Choose writing “Read the full review on my website!” knowing full well no cunt is ever going to follow that link. Choose asking Sally Jane Black to watch Rogue Nation and then seeing her do a…