Patriots Day (2016; USA; Colour; 133m) ∗∗∗½ d. Peter Berg; w. Peter Berg, Matt Cook, Joshua Zetumer, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson; ph. Tobias A. Schliessler; m. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross. Cast: Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Melissa Benoist, Michael Beach, Khandi Alexander, Erica McDermott, Lana Condor,…
Month: June 2017
Film Review – STARGATE (1994)
Stargate (1994; France/USA; DeLuxe; 121m) ∗∗∗ d. Roland Emmerich; w. Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich; ph. Karl Walter Lindenlaub; m. David Arnold. Cast: James Spader, Kurt Russell, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Alexis Cruz, Mili Aveital, Leon Rippy, John Diehl, Carlos Lauchu, Djimon Hounsou, Erick Avari, French Stewart, Gianin Loffler, Christopher John Fields, Derek Webster. An interstellar…
Book Review – THE DRY (2016) by Jane Harper
THE DRY by JANE HARPER (2016, Abacus, 404pp) ∗∗∗∗ Blurb: Who really killed the Hadler family? In the small town of Kiewarra, it hasn’t rained for two years. Swept up in the worst drought to ravage Australia in a century, the town crackles with seething malice and unvoiced grudges. Tensions in the community are at breaking point when…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: THE EATERS OF LIGHT (2017)
Doctor Who: The Eaters of Light (TV) (2017: UK: Colour: 42m) ∗∗∗½ pr. Nikki Wilson; d. Charles Palmer; w. Rona Munro; ph. Mark Waters; m. Murray Gold. Cast: Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas, Pearl Mackie , Michelle Gomez, Rebecca Benson, Daniel Kerr, Brian Vernel, Rohan Nedd, Ben Hunter, Sam Adewunmi, Billy Matthews, Aaron Phagura, Jocelyn Brassington, Lewis McGowan. A long…
Film Review – THE IPCRESS FILE (1965)
Ipcress File, The (1965; UK; Technicolor; 109m) ∗∗∗∗ d. Sidney J. Furie; w. W.H. Canaway, James Doran; ph. Otto Heller; m. John Barry. Cast: Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson, Aubrey Richards, Frank Gatliff, Thomas Baptiste, Oliver MacGreevy, Freda Bamford, Pauline Winter, Anthony Blackshaw, Barry Raymond, David Glover, Stanley Meadows. In…
Film Review – DEATH WISH (1974)
Death Wish (1974; USA; Technicolor; 93m) ∗∗½ d. Michael Winner; w. Wendell Mayes; ph. Arthur J. Ornitz; m. Herbert Hancock. Cast: Charles Bronson, Vincent Gardenia, William Redfield, Hope Lange, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Keats, William Redfield, Jack Wallace, Jeff Goldblum. A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO – EMPRESS OF MARS (2017)
Doctor Who: Empres of Mars (TV) (2017: UK: Colour: 44m) ∗∗∗ pr. Nikki Wilson; d. Wayne Che Yip; w. Mark Gatiss; ph. Stuart Biddlecombe; m. Murray Gold. Cast: Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas, Pearl Mackie , Michelle Gomez, Anthony Calf, Ferdinand Kingsley, Richard Ashton, Adele Lynch, Glenn Speers, Ian Beattie, Bayo Gbadamosi, Ian Hughes, Lesley Ewen. The Doctor, Bill and Nardole…
Book Review – THE REDEEMERS (2015) by Ace Atkins
THE REDEEMERS by ACE ATKINS (2015, Corsair, 370pp) ∗∗∗∗ Blurb: He is only in his early thirties, but now Quinn Colson is jobless – voted out of office as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, thanks to the machinations of county kingpin Johnny Stagg. He has offers, in bigger and better places, but before he goes, he’s got…
Film Review – SEVEN MEN FROM NOW (1956)
Seven Men from Now (1956; USA; Colour; 78m) ∗∗∗∗ d. Budd Boetticher; w. Burt Kennedy; ph. William H. Clothier; m. Henry Vars. Cast: Randolph Scott, Gail Russell, Lee Marvin, Walter Reed, John Larch, Don ‘Red’ Barry, Fred Graham, John Beradino, John Phillips, Chuck Roberson, Stuart Whitman, Pamela Duncan. Ex-sheriff Ben Stride tracks the seven men…
Film Review – THE HOLLOW POINT (2016)
Hollow Point, The (2016; USA; Colour; 97m) ∗∗ d. Gonzalo López-Gallego; w. Nils Lyew; ph. José David Montero; m. Juan Navazo. Cast: Patrick Wilson, Ian McShane, James Belushi, Lynn Collins, John Leguizamo, Nathan Stevens, Michael Flynn, Karli Hall, Heather Beers. A new sheriff of a small town along the U.S. & Mexico border investigates a…