SOUND Bill Nelson – The Summer Of God’s Piano (1984)The Autumn of Bill Nelson continues with more of his excellent 80s albums. Various Artists – Peephole In My Brain (The British …

Enduring the endless talk and unpleasant lead character may be required to get through to everything that's so great here (such as the production design, inventive direction, gorgeous score, Kyoko Kishida,...

There are some beautiful moments here amongst the immense sadness, especially towards the end of the film, however it leaves a lot of frayed edges in regard to the appalling police entrapment stings which...

The 1970s ushered in fresh voices in Australian cinema that presented us with a new way of viewing this country as a land that can also be mysterious and mythical. I think it's fair to say that most Australians...

Even at an extended runtime it's a enjoyable delve into wacky supernatural drama, meets murder mystery, meets disaster movie. The Medusa Touch has it all. Also, watch for the flashbacks where you can...

SOUND Bill Nelson – The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart) (1982) Bill Nelson – Chimera (1983) Bill Nelson – The Summer Of God’s Piano (1984)I’m listening th…

SOUND Talking Heads – Remain In Light (1980)Once in a while I put this on and remember how splendid it is. David Sylvian – Brilliant Trees (1984)Off the back of the Ghosts book I listen…

Gothic interiors, a wild seance scene, a will reading - it has all the elements for this type of film but somewhere along the way it shifts into a gear and stays there. There's a lot of wandering around...

The Lost In Space TV series began as a serious science fiction drama and very quickly pivoted into campy nonsense to score rating points. By the end it included a space beauty competition and a planet...

A friend asked me how many films I’d reviewed on Letterboxd. I was thinking the total would be maybe 150. Apparently, it’s 797*! I had no idea I’d been so prolific. I need a Bex a…

A slice-of-life drama showing the impact of drugs on the younger generation of the late 60s/early 70s and those around them. But there's more going on here than an after-school cautionary tale for teens,...

Despite a strong start, Eclipse feels rather underbaked as it goes on. The middle section in particular drags terribly. The Scottish coast and the excellent soundtrack provide most of the atmosphere which...

A complete joy of puzzle-logic, gothic malaise, and a delirious early 70's style with shades of Roger Corman's Poe films, Biba and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. A line could also easily be drawn to Cabaret....

Although it's less celebrated than other Ealing films, I challenge you to find some room in your heart for this delightful tale of rural community spirit where everyone mucks in to save their ailing rail...

There are a lot of entries this week as I compressed two weeks’ worth into this post. Bonus! Last week was a write-off with a lot going on and on top of that the sad news that Dolly Parton pa…

If ever the "not for everyone" term was applicable, it definitely applies to the work of the Brothers Quay. I've seen just about everything they have made and find their work immersive and delightful,...

Breezy fun nonsense elevated by Natalie Wood's enormous charm and Peter Falk setting the blueprint for what was to come with Columbo. If you like 60's fashion and decor and don't ask too much from your...

Or perhaps subtitled "Barons shouldn't play with dead things"? Dr Frankenstein's son returns to live in the family home and resurrects his dead-ish (sort-of) stepbrother. Awww, sweet. A triple B picture...

They just needed some gays to team up with in that office for a faster resolution. And I would have had lunch with Doralee every damn day. Thanks Dolly xx

Lavish gothic style adornes this wicked and gorgeous horror melodrama. The script is loaded with Oscar Wilde's devilish bon mots to jot down and add a pinch of paprika to your future conversations. Angela...

It's been decades since I last saw The Celluloid Closet. It charts how much has changed in gay representation on the silver screen and soberingly how far there is, even in 2026, still to go. k.d. lang...

You could trim 45 mins to an hour off this and, actually, that would be quite nice, could someone do that please. Just be sure to leave in the bangers, esepcially pointlessly wild Shipoopi number and...

Impossible to review without addressing the yellowface and Asians-as-evil-villains trope. But, if you can accept that (and Bernard Bresslaw's make up that gives "embalmed") as an embarrassing history...

Compact discs are back, with searches for players up 96% at John Lewis and popular models sold out online

An utterly sumptuous murder mystery in which young artists of the budding 1930s Surrealism movement - primarily Man Ray, Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, and René Magritte - find themselves confined on a lavish...

It's been years since the heavenly vision of go-go boy John Paul Pitoc strutted across my TV screen and in that time, Trick has not only remained a great end of 20th Century gay romance but improved with...

I recall the TV being called 'the idiot box' when I was a kid. Personally, I didn't see it that way, I was more like our lead here, seeing as a glorious window to the world. Of course, I didn't watch...

Another film where it's impossible to take your eyes off Carmen Miranda, she steals every scene, even when she's silent and in the background. Probably even the scenes she's not in. The less said about...

A wonderful and immersive fantasy/horror that reminds me of the nightmares of Jan Svankmajer by way of David Lynch's early short films (albeit with a more accessible storyline). The 'Teeth' villain that...

Star, 53, says disease has metastasised to her bones and it is too late for chemotherapy

Nice gothic Spanish locations, costumes, carnival and dream sequences but a distinct lack of oomph to make all these elements thrilling.

Although I hadn't seen this before I knew the twist from numerous sci-fi documentaries. I'm wondering though if it really mattered as the most shocking realities of the film are how scarily accurate this...

I dug every daffy and groovy second of this far-out candy-coloured swinging pop confection.

Millie and Helena are key to making this work, and although it looks great with stunning locations and it's pretty crisp and snappy, some of the elements don't add up in a satisfying way. Sherlock's kidnapping...

I was 16 in 1982 and remember how things were then for queer people. It wasn't good. This only makes Victor/Victoria all the more revolutionary. It's incredible to watch this in 2026 and see how gay/trans/queer...

Pillion exists as an exercise in fantasy detailing a same sex Sub/Dom relationship with no discussion of consent and with scraps of relationship rules only dispersed here and there. I'm uncertain that...

FILM The Child (1977) The Assassination Bureau (1969) 42nd Street (1933) Born to Kill (1947) Stage Door (1937) TV DNA Journey (SBS On Demand)Some diverting nonsense. It’s basically Who Do You…

It's a tough ask to care too much about a spoilt rich adult baby. Despite too many scenes of Dudley being drunk filling up the runtime, I did end up warming to his character. However, it's Liza and Sir...

A completely mesmerising landscape of rapid fire dialogue and wonderfully sassy female characters. The obvious comparison is The Women, but this feels fresher and more contemporary. Choc full of quotable...

A thoroughly entertaining ice-cold film noir, I'm actually at a loss to know what to say about this one. I feel like it's best to go into Born To Kill without too much knowledge of the way the film and...