Seijun Suzuki, now regarded as one of the finest directors of his generation, first made his name as a part of the Japenese New Wave, crafting films with Hachiro Guryu (the name given to a team of wri...
By Alexander Penn. Yamamoto’s bluesy, folkloric score plays like a eulogy in Branded to Kill’s opening scenes. Puffy-cheeked protagonist, Hanada (Joe Shishido), and a beautiful woman, are ...
Despite my avid interest in 90’s Independent Cinema I have surprisingly not seen ‘Kids‘ until now. I should start by saying the film was(and arguably still is) Controversial given th...
By Seyi Odusanya. You know something? Scarlett Johansson is a bloody good actress. That lady is utterly fantastic in Her, Under the Skin and she’s great here too. She’s immediately sympathetic as a wo...
The Living Wake (2007) directed by Sol Tryon & written by Mike O”Connel/Peter Kline is a delightful and somewhat disturbing trip to the absurd in a similar vein to Withnail & I, Napolean...
