Category Archives: You’ve got a killer scene there, man!

Claudia Smiles – Magnolia (1999)

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Ross Birks

Steven Spielberg once named the final shot of the Star Child in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey as the most uplifting and hopeful image in cinema history. I don’t know what my pick for that title would be but … Continue reading →

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Wise Up – Magnolia (1999)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Ross Birks

My love of Magnolia knows no bounds. Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling epic about a handful of San Fernando Valley residents searching for love and redemption is one of the most audacious and beautiful American movies ever made. It’s also one … Continue reading →

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The Hallway Fight – OldBoy (2003)

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Ross Birks

The first time I saw Oldboy I sat in complete silence for a good 10 minutes after the credits rolled. It left me physically shaken and totally gobsmacked. It’s film so audacious and so full of jaw-dropping visuals that you feel … Continue reading →

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“They Call Me Dr. Manhattan” – Watchmen (2009)

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ross Birks

Zack Snyder’s Watchmen, I feel, is one of those movies that gets better with every year that goes by. Shrugged off upon it’s initial release as an overly stylish, OTT and inferior adaptation of it’s groundbreaking source material, when looked … Continue reading →

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Free Birds – The Devil’s Rejects (2005)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Ross Birks

The Devil’s Rejects is not only Rob Zombie’s masterpiece but one of the finest horror movies from the Noughties. What makes it so unique, however, is the fact that it isn’t actually a horror movie at all, but rather a … Continue reading →

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Infinity and Beyond – Contact (1997)

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Ross Birks

I literally just finished watching Contact a few hours ago but it has immediately struck a chord with me. Robert Zemeckis’ science-fiction epic also boasts one of the most cinematic opening sequences I’ve ever seen. Beginning in space with an explosion of overlapping … Continue reading →

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“I’m Howard Hughes” – Melvin and Howard (1980)

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Ross Birks

Jonathan Demme’s criminally underrated Melvin and Howard opens with this great sequence in which down-on-his-luck Melvin Dummar (Paul Le Mat) picks up a grizzly old man (Jason Robards) he’s found lying on the side of the road in the middle … Continue reading →

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Little Bill’s New Year – Boogie Nights (1997)

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Ross Birks

I love Boogie Nights with all my heart. Paul Thomas Anderson’s virtuoso expose of the porn scene in the 70s and 80s is full of wonderful cinematic sequences. One of the film’s finest moments sees William H. Macy’s tragic Little … Continue reading →

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