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Furiosa (2024) – A “Mad Max” Saga?

Critic David Alkhed returns to the Wastes once more to review George Miller’s prequel to the 2015 action juggernaut “Mad Max: Fury Road” starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa.

Oliver Stone’s Last Year in Viet Nam (1971)

When I was younger, I was very taken with the films of Oliver Stone. I would go so far as to say his films have had a tremendous impact on my attitudes towards cinema, politics, and life itself. I saw Platoon after having seen other Vietnam War-films like Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket, andContinue reading “Oliver Stone’s Last Year in Viet Nam (1971)”

Oldboy (2003) – “Revenge is good for your health, but pain will find you again”

I’ve written about a number of Korean films on this site over the years. I believe the first one was Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of Murder, which was followed by a number of films from Kim Jee-woon (who has a new film coming fairly soon titled Cobweb which I’m looking forward to), but to my surpriseContinue reading “Oldboy (2003) – “Revenge is good for your health, but pain will find you again””

Dune: Part Two (2024) – The Beginning of a Delicate Time

Know then that it is the year 2024, and not only is it exactly forty years since the release of David Lynch’s admirable but unsuccessful adaptation, we have now finally returned to Denis Villeneuve’s vision of Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel Dune in the latest chapter of his adaptation. The film covers more orContinue reading “Dune: Part Two (2024) – The Beginning of a Delicate Time”

Show Me Cinema #31: Stockholm Bloodbath

Sweden has a fascinating history that has yet to reveal itself on screen in cinema. There are naturally a handful of films that depict Swedish history. For instance Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal and The Virgin Spring depict medieval Sweden when religious turmoil and the plague tormented the countryside. Greta Garbo played Queen Christina inContinue reading “Show Me Cinema #31: Stockholm Bloodbath”

Mean Girls (2024) – As Plastic as Ever

The story of Mean Girls follows Cady Heron. Although born in America she has spent much of her childhood with her parents in Kenya being homeschooled. But now they return to the states and like a fish out of water Cady is thrust into the world of high school drama, getting herself mixed up withContinue reading “Mean Girls (2024) – As Plastic as Ever”

Gangs of New York (2002) – The Hands That Built America

In 1977, following the critical and commercial success of his previous three films Mean Streets, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and the Palme d’Or-winning Taxi Driver, a 35-year old Martin Scorsese announced the title of his next project: Gangs of New York, a historical epic about his hometown, New York City and the Five PointsContinue reading “Gangs of New York (2002) – The Hands That Built America”

Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023): A big old “meh” of a film

So let’s get this right out of the way: I have never played a single game in the Five Nights at Freddy’s franchise in my life whatsoever. The few video games I have played have mostly been first-person shooters, L.A. Noire or borrowing my brother’s Grand Theft Auto 5 just to drive cars like aContinue reading “Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023): A big old “meh” of a film”