A twisty, winding story that keeps you guessing until the final denouement, Mr King is funny, uncomfortable and genuinely terrifying – everything you want from Inside No.9! Continue reading
Author Archives: Nick Bartlett
Inside No. 9 – 7.1 review: Merrily, Merrily
Inside No. 9 has returned… and so have our episode reviews! Kicking off with the uneven but poignant Merrily, Merrily Continue reading
Make Way for Tomorrow Blu-ray review: Dir. Leo McCarey [Criterion Collection]
Leo McCarey’s best film is a beautifully observed, quietly devastating family drama that still resonates today Continue reading
Cries and Whispers review: Dir. Ingmar Bergman (1973)
One of Ingmar Bergman’s most emotionally resonant and visually sumptuous films, Cries And Whispers has lost none of its power 50 years later… Continue reading
Modern Times Blu-ray review: Dir. Charlie Chaplin [Criterion Collection]
Chaplin’s most critically acclaimed films, viewed today Modern Times is more a film to be admired than laughed at. Continue reading
Pale Flower Blu-ray review Dir: Masahiro Shinoda [Criterion Collection]
Film Noir in the very best sense of the word, Pale Flower is a fatalistic, laconic and effortlessly cool film… Continue reading
Jules et Jim review: Dir. François Truffaut
One of the defining films of the French New Wave, it’s back in select UK cinemas now. Continue reading
One Night In Miami Blu-ray review: Dir. Regina King [Criterion Collection]
One Night in Miami is out now from the Criterion Collection Continue reading
Menace II Society Blu-ray review: Dir. Allen and Albert Hughes [Criterion Collection]
A bold statement of intent from the Hughes brothers, Menace II Society isn’t subtle, but it perfectly captures the sense of self-righteous anger of the period, a mood that remains all too recognisable. Continue reading
Le Samourai Blu-ray review: Dir. Jean Pierre Melville [Criterion Collection]
Le Samourai is available now from the Criterion Collection Continue reading
The Great Silence [Il Grande Silenzio] Blu-ray review: Dir. Sergio Corbucci [Masters of Cinema]
The greatest Spaghetti Western you haven’t heard of, The Great Silence is a beautifully bleak film, and one of the most influential of the genre. Continue reading
La Dolce Vita Blu-ray review: Dir. Federico Fellini [Criterion Collection]
A beautifully shot, beguiling masterpiece. Continue reading
No Time to Die IMAX review: Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga (2021)
A nice wrap-up to Daniel Craig’s tenure as Bond, and one that delivers everything you could want from a 007 film. Continue reading
Mr Klein Blu-ray review: Dir. Joseph Losey [Vintage World Cinema]
Infused with a palpable sense of paranoia and feels just as relevant today, as it did upon release. Continue reading
Deep Cover Blu-ray review: Dir. Bill Duke [Criterion Collection]
This suffers and benefits from the period in which it was made. It’s a bit overwrought and old fashioned, but we’ll take this over the countless Tarantino imitators… Continue reading