The Dead Next Door
With three films to go, it’s time to go old school. The Dead Next Door was made in 1989, and shot on super 8mm by […]
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Light Sleeper
Paul Shrader has never lost his love for Bresson and Light Sleeper for me is the closest he’s got to matching the master. It’s a […]
Gregory’s Girl
Films about growing up and being an awkward teen seem to be the domain of US teen films in the 1980s. However, another film from […]
Along Came Polly
I say to myself that I’m not massive fan of Ben Stiller, except that I seem to own copies of Along Came Polly and While […]
Wrong Arm of the Law
I had a chat with a director friend on Twitter recently about good British comedy movies. My mate mentioned Rita, Sue and Bob too – […]
The Deadly Spawn
The Deadly Spawn was made in the early 80s on a very low budget and is essentially a homemade horror movie. I believe the total […]
Se7en aka Seven
Seven is one of the more obvious films to write about, but I just can’t resist talking about this film. It’s got one of the […]
Billy Bathgate
As a script consultant, I’ve turned more than a few books into screenplays. Billy Bathgate from 1991 was a great award winning book, and most […]