The Hunger: glossy and glamorous but in need of a remake anyway
Tony Scott, “The Hunger” (1983) One of a number of 1980s-made movies in the remake
Blowup: blown up out of proportion to actual charms
Michelangelo Antonioni, “Blowup”, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1966) I’d been warned by a friend that this
French and French-language Films
Alphaville: Lemme caution you, it’s a sci-fi flick like no other
Jean-Luc Godard, “Alphaville”, Athos Films (1965) On the surface “Alphaville” is just one of many episodes in the
Inception: overhyped film remains in dream limbo
Christopher Nolan, “Inception” (2010) I found this film disappointing despite the ingenious combination of science fiction
The Runaways: Cherie Bomb turns out to be a fizzler
This homage to the 1970s all-female hard rock band The Runaways (Floria Sigismondi, The Runaways,
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Looking for ramen and vending machines but getting oden-kan and pachinko machines instead
Patrick W Galbraith, The Otaku Encyclopedia: An insider’s guide to the subculture of Cool Japan,
Control: apt title for Joy Division / Ian Curtis biopic where control is not much in evidence
It’s apt that this biopic about Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis should be called
Nowhere Boy
You don’t need to know much about The Beatles or John Lennon in particular to
Don’t say you weren’t warned: It might get loud
Here’s the recipe: take three rock guitarists, each representative of his generation of rock musicians,
