Tag Archives: James Woods

Night Moves (1975)

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Ross Birks

“I think people are shitty and you’re okay” A wonderfully grizzled PI dirge from the heart of the 70s, Night Moves is my favourite Arthur Penn I’ve seen so far. It’s a movie in which Gene Hackman seems to embody every damn … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Ross Birks

While often lumped in with John Carpenter’s late-career slew of misfires, Vampires actually gets a lot of things right. It’s fun to see him finally indulge in the explicit Western iconography and tropes he had flirted with for his entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Rewatch | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in You've got a killer scene there, man! | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment