Images (1972)
Oct 28, 2000Identity Blurring/Surrealism
Fascinatingly enigmatic Robert Altman experiment where the identities of five people begin to blur
Susannah York
Superman (1978)
Dec 16, 2000Comic-Book Superhero
This is where the modern comic-book superhero began on screen. A film that is almost completely successful in banishing campy silliness and taking itself seriously, allowing Superman to fly with magnificent effects. Christopher Reeve shines as the ultimate boy scout
The Shout (1978)
Apr 6, 2010Enigmatic Stranger With Supernatural Powers
Fascinating film starring Alan Bates as a mystery man who demonstrates to John Hurt a killing shout he learned among the Aborigines
The Awakening (1980)
Jul 21, 2000Resurrected Mummy Queen
Adaptation of Bram Stoker's Jewel of the Seven Stars about the spirit of an Ancient Egyptian queen possessing a modern day woman. Lavishly produced with a series of novelty deaths modeled on The Omen. Also the first mummy film to actually shoot in Egypt
Superman II (1980)
Dec 16, 2000Comic-Book Superhero
Shot back-to-back with the first Christopher Reeve film, this then became a mess behind the scenes. The end result emerges fairly well with the show dominated by the magnificent Phantom Zones villains and giving depth to the Superman-Lois relationship
A Christmas Carol (1984)
Dec 25, 2024Miser’s Redemption
Well-made and extremely faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens’s perennial Christmas story starring George C. Scott as Scrooge. This brings out story elements other versions skip over
Prettykill (1987)
Feb 26, 1999Cop vs Serial Killer
A shabby Canadian police procedural with David Birney as a detective hunting a killer who is targeting prostitutes
Visitors (2003)
Mar 7, 2005Yachtboard Ghost Story
Strong return to genre material for Australian director Richard Franklin with Radha Mitchell as a yachtswoman in a round the world race facing ghosts on board that may well all be in her imagination
Franklyn (2008)
Apr 27, 2010Interwoven Stories/Religious Dystopia
A fascinating series of interwoven stories, one of which is set in a religion-dominated dystopian future. An intriguing puzzle that arrives at a surprise left field ending
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
Aug 6, 2019Australian Exploitation Cinema Documentary
Hilarious and entertaining documentary about the Australian exploitation film that flourished between the late 1970s and 80s. The film delves into an arena of forgotten films and tells their stories with a great deal of detail