Author: M R Conn

I have a passion for movies which doesn't just border on the obsessive but jumps over the barbed wire fence that foiled the 'Cooler King', gets in a red mini and then chased through a sewer by the royal constabulary of Turin and Joseph Cotton, eventually being caught replying in English to a German officer and shot while buying some oranges before finally uttering: 'Rosebud'. falling from the top of the Empire State Building and riding a nuclear warhead on the way down.

Cinema Review: Black SwanCinema Review: Black Swan

January 29, 2011| M R Conn| 0 Comment| 3:14 pm

‘Just stop it!’ a desperate yell by a man sitting behind me during a particularly gory moment when Nina (Natalie Portman) appeared to be tearing the skin from her finger.

DVD Review: The Texas Chain Saw MassacreDVD Review: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

January 19, 2011| M R Conn| 2 Comments| 7:35 am

Tobe Hooper’s infamous 1974 classic is cinematic slap to the face – short, painful and brutal, stripping you of your dignity, and leaving you shaking but feeling strangely exhilarated. It

DVD Review: RepulsionDVD Review: Repulsion

January 16, 2011| M R Conn| 0 Comment| 6:23 pm

For a film nearing its fiftieth anniversary Repulsion is incredibly fresh and more than a little disturbing.The film centers around a young beautician in swinging 60s London. After her sister

DVD Review: Twin Peaks Fire Walk With MeDVD Review: Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me

January 9, 2011| M R Conn| 0 Comment| 7:59 pm

David Lynch’s film adaptation/prequel to the famous TV series Twin Peaks was a critical and commercial flop on its release but now deserves to be recognised as one of the

DVD Review: Planet of the ApesDVD Review: Planet of the Apes

January 5, 2011| M R Conn| 0 Comment| 7:33 am

The balance between mainstream thrills and intellectual themes is where Planet of the Apes greatest achievement lies. It never feels like being lectured to nor does it ever lose sight