The fourth in my series of films you would recommend to an alien to explain humanity dovetails nicely with my Hall of Fame inductee this week. It is Steven Spielberg's seminal anti war epic Shindler's List (1993). This one speaks for itself in many ways. As an exploration of evil and the men behind the … Continue reading Alien Rec’s No.4
Where do you start with Steven Spielberg? In one way or another he has shaped our film watching habits, and controlled what we think of as BIG films for almost 50 years. He may not have reached the artistic pinnacle of Kubrick or Tarkovsky, but he has dominated our idea of Hollywood Blockbusters since 1975, … Continue reading Hall of Fame Inductee #4 Steven Spielberg
They can't all be good can they? Usually your heart tells you going in that the next 2 hours of your life is going to drag. But, even the weakest, laziest, most derivative popcorn fare has something that can be salvaged as a positive. Here then are three recent films I watched that disappointed in … Continue reading Bad Movie Triple Bill #1
The Wasteland 