Gaslight (1944)
Most of us are familiar with the term ‘gaslighting’. Where did the term come from? From the play on which […]
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
As it has “Samurai” in the title it should be expected that there will be a certain amount of violence […]
Marathon Man (1976)
Thomas ‘Babe’ Levy, a history student at Columbia University, has just started to date the wonderful Elsa when they are […]
Mystery Road (2013)
Set in rural Queensland, Australia, the movie begins with the discovery of a Aboriginal girl’s body in a drainage pipe […]
Sarah’s Key (2010)
An American journalist lives in modern day Paris with her French husband. Her magazine decides to commemorate one of France’s […]
Hell or High Water (2016)
Intelligent script – tick. Quality acting – tick. Cinematography – tick. Social comment – tick. When his mother dies, out […]
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Doris Walker, events manager at Macy’s NY department store, replaces her inebriated store Father Christmas with the conveniently passing Mr […]
Red Dust (2004)
Sometimes we need to watch a film, not because of its 10/10 star quality, scintillating script or breath-taking cinematography, but […]
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
The villagers of Titfield are shocked to learn that their local branch-line railway is due to be closed, and they […]
The Birdcage (1996)
A remake of the French film, La Cage Aux Folles, of the French play of the same name, the film […]