Tag: Jerzy Skolimowski

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  Moonlighting (1982)

  August 18, 2026

  1980s, British Cinema, Drama, Polish Cinema, Political, Satire, Thriller

  I may not intimately understand an immigrant’s perspective or be tapped into the historical context of martial law being declared in Poland between 1981 and 1983, but there’s a scene in Moonlighting (1983) that is universally relatable when a skip bin is organised and our characters wake up to find it already filled by their… Read.

• The Shout (1978)

  March 23, 2020

  1970s, British Cinema, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

  This was an odd one and I knew it was going to be. The Shout (1978) is a British horror film directed by Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski. All I knew about the film was that it was about a man – named Crossley and played by Alan Bates – who can kill by shouting. Based… Read.