Red Beard (1965)

Akira Kurosawa’s Red Beard (1965; Akahige) might intimidate with its three hour length. But this drama, the last film Kurosawa would make in black and white, and with regular collaborator and star Toshiro Mifune, is a beautiful, moving experience. Set in the 19th century in Koshikawa, it is basically a medical drama focused on the […]

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)

All I really knew about Peter Weir’s first film The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) was its memorable title and the iconic image of the VW bug covered in spikes, which was used a lot in the advertising that sold it as a genre horror film (and is even referenced in Mad Max: Fury Road). […]

The Plumber (1979)

I’ve always been curious about The Plumber (1979) ever since seeing that it was categorised as a horror movie, and that it was a lesser known work from Australian director Peter Weir. There are some more genre appropriate posters and videos covers out there that make it look like a menacing slasher, and the opening […]

Let The Fire Burn (2013)

While previously familiar with the story thanks to The Dollop podcast episode on ‘John Africa’, the leader and creator of MOVE, one of the main sources of information for the podcast would have no doubt been this documentary, Let The Fire Burn (2013). The focus of the film is on a small organisation called MOVE, […]

Mindhorn (2016)

Mindhorn (2016) was silly, to quote Bill Murray in The Man Who Knew Too Little, but good silly. Reminiscent of the Alan Partridge movie with a bit of Toast Of London and Garth Marenghi thrown in, it’s a 90 minute comedy vehicle for the great Julian Barratt from The Mighty Boosh, and on that level, […]