Here are our latest reviews of films for home viewing.
Pre-2023 Film Reviews
Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
Dan Stalcup @ The Goods: Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Despite the sturdy script, it’s obvious that Bong’s interests lie outside of classical comedy.
Behind the Door & Below the Surface (1919 & 1920)
The Holiday (2006)
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: It can be considered a lovely comfort film: the conflicts are not so serious, the performances are charming, the locations are beautiful, the romance is mature but never too explicit, and the comedy is gentle and even innocent.
Memories of Murder (2003)
Dan Stalcup @ The Goods: Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Like most great crime stories, Memories of Murder is not just a procedural unfolding of a case, but an investigation into the human soul and its various shades of darkness.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Sebastian Zavala @ Loud and Clear Reviews [Spanish]
- Excerpt: A Nightmare on Elm Street still deserves to be considered a classic; it’s an atmospheric, memorable and suspenseful slasher, full of creative and shocking kills, and featuring one of cinema’s most recognisable villains.
Scare Me (2020)
Dan Stalcup @ The Goods: Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Scare Me is what I call a “lunch napkin” movie where the film never really developed beyond that first flash of an idea: it’s an idea you jot down on a napkin and nothing deeper than that.
Scorsese Shorts (1963)
- Excerpt: Although this film dates from his student years, Scorsese is already developing the eye and ear that makes his best films so memorable—the set is the whitest bathroom you’ve ever seen, and it will soon become clear why he chose that color.
Superbad (2007)
Dan Stalcup @ The Goods: Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Superbad revived the teen buddy comedy and locked in a refined template for the format. All of the story structures and character types it deployed had existed before, but work in a wonderful, synchronous harmony here.
Veronica (2017)
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: “Veronica” is a fairly conventional supernatural horror film, which nevertheless stands out thanks to the stylised direction of co-writer Paco Plaza, and the solid main performance of the young Sandra Escacena, in her film debut.
