Trash Classics: Program 4

Screened: March to July, 2023Luna Leederville Screening at Luna Leederville on the last Friday of every month, Trash Classics are movie nights that pay special tribute to the era of VHS and DVD rentals. A video store on the big screen that honours the maxim, “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” From “so bad […]

Hackers (1995)

I never saw Hackers (1995) when it came out in cinemas. The first time I properly watched it was with friends to make fun of it, a studio picture that tried to market one sub culture (internet hackers) to another (teens). To represent hacking as cool and punk seemed naff and silly, particularly with attractive […]

Blackhat (2015)

After rewatching Michael Mann’s big screen version of Miami Vice on Netflix – a film that I was underwhelmed by when I first saw it but now simply love rewatching (particularly Colin Farrell’s look and the Mogwai soundrops) – I realised that I was keen for more 2000s era Michael Mann (even with his use […]