NewsFilms
Rising Tides (2016) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
This is a generally well-made documentary examining the rising of sea level, the land erosion it causes and how the problem is manifesting…
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MarkRLeeper
June 2016
NewsHorror
Southbound (2015) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
A powerful variation on the multi-story film. ‘Southbound’ is five horrific stories, each of which fades into the next. Some of the story types…
NewsFantasy
The Lobster (2016) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
[WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD: This review tells some of the rules of the strange world the story is set in.] This is an absurdist…
NewsHorror
Therapy For A Vampire (2016) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
‘Therapy For A Vampire’ is is a genuinely funny vampire comedy that takes a playful look at its characters and at vampire lore.…
May 2016
NewsFantasy
The Curse Of Sleeping Beauty (2016) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
In a really different and creative horror film, three worlds come together in an old mansion that seems to bring together our world…
April 2016
ReviewHorror
Sacrifice (2016) (movie review).
‘Sacrifice’ has a few tense moments and a few ideas borrowed from better-made films, notably ‘The Wicker Man’ but there is not a…
NewsFilms
Clouds Over Europe (1939) (a film retrospective/review by Mark R. Leeper).
In a plot similar to ‘You Only Live Twice’, new British planes being tested are being plucked out of the sky and are…
March 2016
NewsHorror
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) – (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
Michelle is leading a normal life when she has a car accident and wakes up to find herself in an underground cell that,…
January 2016
NewsHorror
JeruZalem (2015) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
Footage presumably found in one of the holiest cities in the world show how two young American tourists in Jerusalem see the sights,…
NewsAnime/manga
Anomalisa (2015) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
‘Anomalisa’employs stop-motion animation for what is a very adult story. Two strangers meet going to a conference and one, a celebrated author on…
NewsFilms
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
After about a decade, we have a new ‘Star Wars’ episode. The story is really about the search for Luke Skywalker, a goal…
NewsFilms
Sicario (2015) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
Denis Villeneuve directs a suspenseful story of an inter-surveillance-agency team chosen for a mission to illegally cross the border into Mexico and to…