From Pedro Almodovar, the undisputed king of high camp and high drama, comes this rather silly spoof of an airplane disaster movie : although in truth the only catastrophes that will befall any of the passengers are the results of the chaotic lives that they have temporary fled from on the ground. The action is … Continue reading
Robert Aldrich’s stunning movie of Frank Marcus’s Broadway hit play was way head of its time when it was released in 1968. It was one of the first to ever get an X rating from the Censors, the Catholic Church loudly condemned it as ‘immoral trash’, respected Film Critics of the day bitterly dismissed it, … Continue reading
Frances Ha is a mess. The rather charming thing is that she is the only one who doesn’t see that. She’s a 27 year awkward and gangly young woman living in New York whose headset has never moved on from being a college student. She sails through her disparate life without a steady job, or … Continue reading
There is actually more than one girl in this group of apparent strangers who walk into 10 different Bars over the course of one night in Los Angeles. In each bar there is a different story that sometimes has a tenuous link to the others in this engaging and somewhat fascinating movie. The pace starts … Continue reading
It’s New Year Eve in Rome, and Adelchi is fussing around his apartment making sure everything is just perfect as he has a hot date. He’s been chatting online with Claudio for some time now ….. or has he? Turns out that his intended is rather an introvert so his room-mate sister has been pretending … Continue reading