The Lighthouse (2019) Director: Robert Eggers ★★★☆☆ Following his acclaimed disturbing horror flick The Witch (2015), Robert Eggers returned in 2019 with a script written by his brother for The Lighthouse, an unsettling tale of nautical madness and mythology about two men stranded on an island as they gradually go insane. The first is Thomas … Continue reading The Lighthouse →

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Director: Peter Weir "Do you not know that in the service … one must always choose the lesser of two weevils?" ★★★★★ In my view Master and Commander is an under-appreciated masterpiece of 21st century film-making. It was nominated for many awards upon release, but … Continue reading Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World →

The Hunt For Red October (1990) Director: John McTiernan ★★★★☆ The Hunt For Red October, the first film in the Jack Ryan film franchise and the fourth book in Tom Clancy's "Ryanverse" novel series, is an excellent white-knuckling submarine thriller of deep-sea espionage. It is a classic of high stakes political brinkmanship. Coming off the … Continue reading The Hunt For Red October →

Patriot Games (1992) Director: Phillip Noyce "Kevin!!" ★★★☆☆ Following the huge success of 1990's The Hunt For Red October, Paramount was keen to produce a sequel. Supposedly they wanted to shoot a quick film and owed Harrison Ford a favor, so unlike in The Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games did not feature Alec Baldwin … Continue reading Patriot Games →

Original Release Date: November 3, 1961Writer: Rod SerlingDirector: James Sheldon "It's good what you've done to Dan. Real good." "Tonight's story on The Twilight Zone is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction. This, as you may recognize, is a map of the United States, and there's a little town there called … Continue reading The Twilight Zone: Season 3, Episode Eight “It’s A Good Life” →

Blade Runner (1982) Director: Ridley Scott "I’ve Seen Things You People Wouldn’t Believe... All Those Moments Will Be Lost In Time, Like Tears In Rain.” ★★★★★ Loosely based on Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Sheep?, Blade Runner is an extraordinary neo-noir dystopian detective film that was under-appreciated in its day but … Continue reading Blade Runner →