A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
John Glen, “For Your Eyes Only” (1981) After the excesses of previous Bond films which among other things referenced popular Hollywood films like “Jaws” and “Star…
Isaac G G Nabwana, “Bad Black” (2016) Despite the tiny budget – even less than its predecessor, “Who Killed Captain Alex?”, apparently being about US$85 –…
Isaac G G Nabwana, “Who Killed Captain Alex?” (2010) Reputedly made on a budget of US$200 (though American-born Ugandan producer Alan Ssali Hofmanis admits the budget…
French and French-language Films
Jules Janaud and Fabrice le Nezet, “Animal” (2017) In the not too distant future, in a post-industrial world, communities living on the margins of society will…
Bill Condon, “The Good Liar” (2019) Getting two giants of British stage and film proved to be the least of director Bill Condon’s problems; the biggest…
Rian Johnson, “Knives Out” (2019) At times playing like a spoof of the classic whodunnit murder mystery that takes place in a palatial mansion and the…
Patrick Kalyn, “Hybrids” (2013) This sci-fi live action short seems to have been made as a proof-of-concept film to promote an idea for a television series…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Catherine Bonny, “Colony” (2018) Partly informed by the history of early European settlement in Australia, as well as perhaps stories of the treatment of prisoners in…
Ford Beebe, “The Invisible Man’s Revenge” (1944) It could have been an interesting character study about various individuals’ motivations and greed, and how far they’re prepared…
Australian and New Zealand Films
Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr, “Ten Canoes” (2006) An engrossing story of another story, “Ten Canoes” acts as both a morality tale and an ingenious…