
When Elizabeth Cronin (Phoebe Cates) comes to stay with her overbearing mother (after her husband leaves her for a younger woman) Read More »
Daily Archives: January 17, 2021
Something of Value (1957) Richard Brooks, Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Wendy Hiller

Even though Peter and Kimani grow up together, Kimani soon finds that different races are treated differently. Read More »
Court (2014) Chaitanya Tamhane, Vira Sathidar, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni

A sewerage worker’s dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. Read More »
A Prayer For The Dying (1987) Mike Hodges, Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates

Martin Fallon is an IRA bomber who tries to blow up a troop truck but instead kills a bus load of school children. Read More »
El bonaerense (2002) Pablo Trapero, Jorge Román, Mimí Ardú, Darío Levy

Zapa is a locksmith in a quiet and little town lost somewhere in the province of Buenos Aires. Read More »
Painted Fire AKA Chihwaseon (2002) Kwon-taek Im, Choi Min-sik, Sung-Ki Ahn, Ho-jeong Yu

The struggles of an artist. Jang Seung-up (1843-1897), also called Owon, focusing on the years 1882 to 1897 Read More »
The Beyond AKA E tu vivrai nel terrore! L’aldilà (1981) Lucio Fulci, Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale

From legendary Italian horror master Lucio Fulci come the ultimate classic of supernatural horror. Read More »
Cosmic Slop (1994) Reginald Hudlin, Warrington Hudlin, Jorge Ameer, Larry Anderson, Noëlle Balfour

In the tradition of The Twilight Zone, this bizarre, thought-provoking trilogy addresses the destiny of the world’s minorities Read More »