Until I met Justin Decloux I only ever really watched one movie in a day. And then I wanted to impress him so much that I started watching six movies a day. Finally I realized that he liked me enough that I could ease back to maybe three or four a day. And that brings...
An Aussie Expedition: “Rabbit-Proof Fence” (2002)
By Chloe Brett A few days ago I posted an plea to my Facebook friends, every now and then we all hit a wall where we suddenly have no clue what movies to watch, even those of us who watch between 500-800 movies a year can sometimes come up blank. I beseeched my...
The Bloody Satisfaction of ‘The Black Tavern’ (1972) – Review
Endless snow. Horses. An empty tavern. Bounty hunters with deadly secrets. Shocking violence. No, this isn't THE HATEFUL EIGHT. It's the Shaw Bros should-be-a-classic wuxia THE BLACK TAVERN. THE BLACK TAVERN* is a low budget exploitation riff on King Hu's arty DRAGON...
Brotherhood of Death (1976) – Reviews
There's nothing more satisfying then watching a racist asshole die a horrible death. I was hoping that BROTHERHOOD OF DEATH would hit that exploitation sweet spot and the synopsis really got my hopes up: "A trio of African Americans from a small town go to fight in...
1776 (1972) – Musical Mondays
I have been obsessed with the musical HAMILTON for the last month. Composer/Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda's story of the rise and fall of one the United State's founding fathers is so good that I had delete the album from my computer to force myself to listen to something...
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) – Foolish Fridays
I'm going on the record now. I think AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS is Jackie Chan's best American movie. I'll wait for a moment to let everyone finish gasping. Lets break it down for a moment. What has Jackie Chan actually done in America? The Rush Hour films? They're...
Christmas Movie Marathon: Day 6-10
The CHRISTMAS MOVIE MARATHON continues into a wintry wonderland of cinematic bliss. Or does it? I never said everything I was going to watch was good. CHRISTMAS EVIL (1980) The poster art of Santa Claus reaching through a window with a knife in hand prepares...
Absolute Beginners (1983) – Musical Mondays
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS has all the elements of my favorite musicals: It’s super artificial, the musical numbers happen in real time (as opposed to the imagination or on stage) and the story is simple and direct – a young man (Eddie O’ Connel) loses love, and out of spite,...
ICC #1 – Jerry Lewis is a Genius?
Is Jerry Lewis a Genius? In the first episode of the IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB (A.K.A CLUB DU CINEMA IMPORTANT) hosts Justin Decloux (Laser Blast Film Society) and Will Sloan (Jerry Lewis Expert) dive into the work of an American legend through the prism of two of his...