A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
J Robinson (Noisey / VICE) “One Man Metal” (2012) An interesting if bare-bones three-part documentary, this film looks at three one-man black metal acts: Leviathan, Striborg…
Irving Moore, “The Wild, Wild West (Season 2, Episode 20: Night of the Vicious Valentine)” (1966) This episode is notable for winning the series its only…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Jacob Hickey, “Dirty Business: How Mining made Australia (Episode 2)” (2012) In this second episode of the three-part series, the focus is on the mining industry’s…
Sacha Gervasi, “Hitchcock” (2012) Fifty years after Alfred Hitchcock released his film “Psycho”, both director and movie alike remain subjects of fascination for many people throughout…
Alan Crosland Jr, “The Wild, Wild West (Season 2, Episode 13: Night of the Skulls)” (1966) A really surprising episode this turns out to be, with…
Richard C Sarafian, “The Wild, Wild West (Season 1, Episode 1: The Night of the Inferno)” (1965) With the Civil War over and the period of…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Jacob Hickey, “Dirty Business: How Mining made Australia (Episode 1)” (2012) If this first episode is typical of the three-part series, this documentary should be quite…
Robert Sparr, “The Wild, Wild West (Season 2, Episode 17: Night of the Feathered Fury)” (1967) In this episode, the two US government agents Jim West…
Michael J Murphy, “Why in the World are They Spraying?” (2012) This film brings together evidence from aerospace engineers, meteorologists, TV weather reports, ranchers, farmers, ecologists,…
Michael Caffey, “The Wild, Wild West (Season 3, Episode 2: Night of the Firebrand)” (1967) In this episode, government agents Jim West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus…