Drunken Angel (1948)

Past Movie Squad reviewer Paul Grace wrote a recommendation of Drunken Angel (1948) for an old issue of the VHS Tracking zine. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, I only realised after I had watched it that it was his first collaboration with actor Toshiro Mifune. While he’s always been a handsome, attractive man to me, Mifune […]

A Week’s Vacation (1980)

Sunday afternoon dread when the working week beckons. This is a feeling that A Week’s Vacation (1980; aka A Week Of Holidays aka Une semaine de vacances) is about, yet it also works as a soothing balm for such an emotion. The second film I’ve watched by French director Bertrand Tavernier, A Week’s Vacation is […]

Where Is The Friend’s Home? (1987)

After seeing one or two Abbas Kiarostami directed films, friends had recommended the Koker Trilogy – not an official trilogy but three films shot in the Iranian village of Koker. Where Is The Friend’s Home? (1987; Khane-ye dust kojast) was added to Mubi recently and I was very keen to see it. Whenever I see […]

Klute (1971)

I watched Klute (1971) a long time ago and simply remembered it as a good 70s thriller. One Saturday night, dusting off the DVD I own, which held up well visually considering the darkness and shadows of Gordon Willis’ artful cinematography, this re-watch opened my eyes: Klute is a masterpiece! This isn’t exactly news as […]

Basket Case (1982)

I remember reading about Basket Case (1982) in Danny Peary’s Cult Movies 2, a copy of which was in my high school library. The synopsis and the accompanying photographs repulsed me at the time, and I was never keen to seek it out. Currently undergoing a mission to see the movies listed in Cult Movies […]