Priest
I never thought I’d be able to describe a film as ‘a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk, vampire Western’ until I saw Priest.
Review by Alex Fitch
I never thought I’d be able to describe a film as ‘a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk, vampire Western’ until I saw Priest.
Review by Alex Fitch
Unlike other ‘classics’ of the 1980s, Alex Cox’s cult film has aged well.
Review by Alex Fitch
Electric Sheep writers review the best DVD and Blu-ray releases in 2011.
Electric Sheep writers review the best films seen at festivals in 2011, including Shame and Once upon a Time in Anatolia.
Cat o’ Nine Tails iis a slick thriller in the American mould, Argento keeping his own stylistic flourishes to a minimum.
Review by Alex Fitch
Suitably for a film written by Mamoru Oshii, Musashi is alternately beautiful, intriguing, enlightening, impenetrable and frustrating.
Review by Alex Fitch
On its release in 1988, Akira proved to be a ground-breaking film as it presented concepts and imagery rarely seen on the big screen in animation, or even live action.
Review by Alex Fitch
Dario Argento’s debut film is an astonishing piece of work.
Review by Alex Fitch
This is the first great thriller and first great science fiction film of 2011.
Review by Alex Fitch
Makoto Shinkai makes thoughtful, austere films that tap into contemporary concerns about humanity’s relationship with technology.
Capsule by Alex Fitch