The Deep Focus

Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke eating 50 eggs.

Can anyone explain to me why it is necessary to colourise old films? Colourisation is a big no no for me. I mean, can you imagine watching Citizen Kane in…

My policy on reviewing a film really comes down to one over-riding factor – what emotional impact did it make on me? And if a film can engage both my…

I came out of this film feeling almost shell-shocked. Directed by Mohamed Diab, it’s set entirely within the confines of a police van in the middle of the protests during…

I remember in the good old days when the BBC used to have Director’s seasons and one time they showed every film directed by Orson Welles. What an eye-opener that…

I have lost count of the number of times the main protagonist in a film returns to their house/hotel room/flat, only to find that the villain of the film is…