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Retrospective

A collection of articles written about films celebrating a notable anniversary at the time.

Film Review Retrospective

THE INVITATION (2015)

When a man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, the unsettling past reopens old wounds and creates new tensions.

by Cian McGrath 12th March 202512th March 2025
Film Review Retrospective

SHAMPOO (1975)

On Election Day, 1968, an irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress.

by Cian McGrath 11th March 202511th March 2025
Film Review Retrospective

THE CHAMPION (1915)

Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating."

by Conall McManus 10th March 202510th March 2025
Film Review Retrospective

DEEP RED (1975)

A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.

by Remy Dean 9th March 20259th March 2025
Film Review Retrospective

OUTBREAK (1995)

A team of Army doctors struggle to find a cure for the deadly Motaba virus that was transported from Africa to North America by a Capuchin monkey...

by Cian McGrath 8th March 20258th March 2025
Film Review Retrospective

PURPLE NOON (1960)

Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.

by Cian McGrath 5th March 20255th March 2025
Film Review Retrospective

THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.

by Rachel Dvorak 2nd March 20252nd March 2025
Film Review Retrospective

CINDERELLA (1950)

With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and she attends a Royal Ball.

by Cian McGrath 28th February 20251st March 2025
Film Review Retrospective

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990)

In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub.

by Cian McGrath 27th February 202527th February 2025
Film Review Retrospective

THE PASSENGER (1975)

Unable to find the war he's been asked to cover, a frustrated war correspondent takes the risky path of co-opting the identity of a dead arms-deal acquaintance.

by Cian McGrath 26th February 202526th February 2025
Film Review Retrospective

THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975)

A woman new to an apparently idyllic Connecticut town starts to suspect there's something very wrong with the other women there.

by Barnaby Page 22nd February 202522nd February 2025
Film Review Retrospective

PINOCCHIO (1940)

A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

by Cian McGrath 21st February 202521st February 2025
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