Tinker Tailor Mason Spy: The Deadly Affair
Who is Charles Dobbs? Kieran Grant finds out…
Chris Marker – Our Unknown Cinematic Cosmonaut
Frenchman Chris Marker is regarded in certain cinematic circles as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century. David Thomson places him alongside Bertolucci, Scorcese and Zhang Yimou in his 2nd tier pantheon of great dire...
Re-appreciation Society – Blue Thunder
One of the first films to work with the concept of a unique hero vehicle was Blue Thunder. This film was different. Our hero wasn't macho, nor was he perfect. He was imperfect, unbalanced and on the verge of losing his mind.
Funny Noir: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
In 1982, director Carl Reiner, Steve Martin and co-writer George Gipe conspired to create a homage to, and pastiche of, the classic film noir. Tim Pelan avoids the cleaning woman.
ReAppreciation Society – Young Sherlock Holmes
John Rain examines a film Spielberg produced that probably slips under most people's radars and is rarely looked upon as a classic. Young Sherlock Holmes.
Re-appreciation Society – Sleuth (1972)
Watching Sleuth is like watching two peacocks dancing around on the front lawn of a country estate on a balmy summers day. John Rain pulls you up a chair.
Reappreciation Society : On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Most people dismiss On Her Majesty's Secret Service as a Bond film purely because it has George Lazenby as Bond. John Rain explains why they shouldn't.
Re-Appreciation Society: Silver Bullet
In the 1980s and 90s, you couldn't move for Stephen King movie adaptations. There are some adaptations that fly well under the radar - one example would be Silver Bullet.
Re-appreciation Society: Rollerball
The year is 2018. There are no wars. There is no crime. There is only...Rollerball
Re-Appreciation-Society: Southern Comfort
onsidered by many to be a thematic sequel to Deliverance, 1981′s Southern Comfort drives down the same lonely road and comes a cropper of the locals. Southern Comfort is a superb, taut thriller depicting a group of Nat...
Re-Appreciation Society: Nightbreed
In 1990 Clive Barker was hot. When Clive wanted to make a film of another one of his successful books called Cabal, who would argue with him?
Re-Appreciation Society: Slap Shot
Sports films are usually about challenges and overcoming them. What was different about Slap Shot however, is that it centres around a pathological liar, a cheat and a borderline alcoholic.
