Film Review: Hara-Kiri (AKA Seppuku 1962)
byHara-kiri is a samurai film primarily concerned with the lengths a man will go to fulfil their vows according to the warrior’s honourable code…
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Film Review: Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
byReview by Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Sword of Vengeance is the first Lone Wolf and Cub film in a series…
Film Review: Tim’s Vermeer (2013)
byTim’s Vermeer is the story of Tim Jenison, an incredibly rich and smart man whose obsession with the painter goes a little too far….
Film Review: Tim’s Vermeer (2013)
byWho would’ve thought watching paint dry could be so captivating? Like seriously, Penn and Teller’s Tim’s Vermeer is essentially 90 minutes of watching a…
Film Review: Lady Snowblood (1973)
byA conversation between Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Synopsis: Yuki’s (Meiko Kaji) family is nearly wiped out before she is born due…
Film Review: Rock The Casbah (2012)
byReleased here mere months following Hany Abu-Assad’s masterpiece Omar – which focused on the Israeli-Palestianin conflict from the Palestinian side – comes Rock The…
Film Review: Rashomon (1950)
byA conversation between Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Synopsis: Three men – a woodcutter, a priest and a commoner – seek shelter…
Film Review: The Hidden Fortress (1958)
byA conversation between Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Synopsis: In feudal Japan, two greedy peasants are tricked into escorting a princess –…
Film Review: Goyokin (1969)
byGoyokin is a samurai film about honour. Opening voice-over narration explains that the title refers to a payment of gold delivered as a tax…
Film review: Shane (1953)
by‘A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.’ These are words to live by. These are words…