Breathing new life into the Ealing comedy tradition, it’s John Cleese and director Charles Crichton’s modern classic A Fish Called Wanda. With a raft of top-class comedic performances and snappy dialogue courtesy of Cleese’s own screenplay, Wanda is back on Blu-ray— exclusively restored from the original negatives by Arrow Films. In case you don’t know, the … Continue reading A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Month: September 2017
Song to Song (2017)
From acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick (Badlands, The Thin Red Line) comes Song to Song, an experimental drama with a focus on relationships, set to the backdrop of the Austin music scene. Spending more than three years in post-production, and requiring repeated additional financing, Song to Song opened to mixed reviews from critics, with some even … Continue reading Song to Song (2017)
Don’t Torture a Duckling (1971)
By 1972 the giallo genre was in full swing, with a swathe of films from the godfather’s of the genre like Lucio Fulci, whose quintessential work Don’t Torture a Duckling is being released on Blu-ray by Arrow Films. The film was originally seen as shocking for its depictions of the Catholic Church and realistic gore … Continue reading Don’t Torture a Duckling (1971)
Big Mouth (Season One)
Do you remember how strange and awful puberty was? Well now there's a show about it. New to Netflix today is Big Mouth, a foul-mouthed animated comedy charting the perils of puberty through a group of kids. With the vocal talents of Jordan Peele, Jenny Slate and Maya Rudolph to name but a few, it’s … Continue reading Big Mouth (Season One)
IT (2017)
The works of Stephen King have become big business this year, with the Dark Tower, IT, Mr Mercedes and The Mist all being adapted for 2017 audiences. After the disappointment that was Dark Tower there was a lot of pressure on IT to deliver where Dark Tower hadn’t. But did it? IT’s director Andy … Continue reading IT (2017)