Author: Rob Williams
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The Giant James Bond Rewatch – Casino Royale (2006)
I don’t know for sure, but I’m fairly confident that when the next Bond is announced the collective sphincters at Eon Productions will be decidedly twitchy. They must have been going like a randy spaniel at a Miss Lovely Legs competition when Casino Royale was announced. More realistically, the tension arose thanks to the casting…
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Indie Movie Review – Like A Dirty French Novel
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I’ll admit to being confused. Let’s face it, I’m a gentleman of a “certain age” and befuddlement is never far away, but what had me addled here was the title. I didn’t know whether or not Like A Dirty French Novel had some other meaning over on the other side of the water. A bit like…
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Groundhog Day Themed Movie Short Review – Two Distant Strangers
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-67K-KwHbA] Well, what a GHD fuelled day this has turned out to be! While reading up about Groundhog Day For A Black Man I came across claims that the idea was stolen and turned into Two Distant Strangers. Always being able to find half an hour for a short film — and having a Netflix subscription —…
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Time Loop Movie Short – Groundhog Day For A Black Man
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEMIUy_ySA4] I don’t use YouTube often as the seemingly endless advert interruptions are desperately annoying, but it was the only source I had for 12:01 PM so I was stuck with it. Afterward, I noticed there was another clip available called Groundhog Day For A Black Man, and as it only ran for under…
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Indie Movie Review – The Return
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I’m blaming the reticular activating system which, as I’m sure you all know, is a bunch of neurons near the hypothalamus in the brain stem. What it does is process your sensory inputs and prioritizes how they are acted on. Know how you never notice a Citroen C4 Cactus (other makes and models are available) until…
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Indie Movie Review – The Last Thing Mary Saw
The Last Thing Mary Saw starts off as a stereotypical American Gothic horror; all darkness, black clothing, and moodiness set in mid 19th century New York. The first thing is a John Calvin quote “All events whatsoever are governed by the secret counsel of God” which always seems to me to be saying “do whatever you want because…
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Short Movie Review – The Human Voice
In other articles, I’ve spoken about how, when I was nothing but a young lad, there used to be a second feature. It was usually shorter in length to the main feature and, more often than not, you didn’t know what you were going to get; sometimes you’d sit there trying to see how long…
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Indie Movie Review – Lillith
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Lillith took me a bit by surprise. I think I’ve made it quite clear that I’m not normally a horror fan. I don’t automatically like films that are full of special effects giving the appearance of someone throwing a hand grenade in a butcher’s offal bin. Similarly, I don’t really believe in the whole paranormal/supernatural…
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Movie Review – Black Widow
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Black Widow finally here! It was originally meant for release in May 2020 but that’s not what I mean. The first smoldering of the creative flame started in April 2004 when Lionsgate started developing a Black Widow film with David Hayter attached to write and direct following his work on X-Men; he even named his…
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Indie Movie Review – Blackstock Boneyard
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Blackstock Boneyard, or Rightful as it was originally called, is the story of two landowners who were wrongly accused of robbery, rape, and murder. In order to get a fair trial, they have to sell their land. Actually, they had to sell all their assets to get any sort of a trial as they were Black…
