
Bottle Rocket (1996)
Directed and co-written by Wes Anderson.

Continue reading “Bottle Rocket (1996)”“On the run from Johnny Law… ain’t no trip to Cleveland!”
A Look Back At The 40×40 Challenge

This site started as a way for me to channel my anxieties into something creative in the early days of the pandemic, and as I said at the launch of 40×40, I’ve often struggled to find time to sit down and watch, make notes and write about films that, frankly, often have very limited appeal.
However, I thought giving myself a deadline and setting an actual challenge to really make an effort and clear some space from the Late Reviews shelf would be a great motivator, so 40×40 was born.
Continue reading “A Look Back At The 40×40 Challenge”40×40: Josie And The Pussycats (2001)
Written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont.

Continue reading “40×40: Josie And The Pussycats (2001)”“Hey, that guy in the parachute looks just like Wyatt.”
40×40: Fiend Without A Face (1958)
Directed by Arthur Crabtree.

Continue reading “40×40: Fiend Without A Face (1958)”“You ever think of trying sleep instead of Benzedrine? You might like it!”
40×40: The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1960)
Produced and directed by Roger Corman.

Continue reading “40×40: The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1960)”“You must leave this house now. It is not a healthy place for you to be.”
40×40: House Of Wax (1953)
Directed by Andre deToth.

Continue reading “40×40: House Of Wax (1953)”“Shaking hands with me is an unpleasant experience. My hands are no longer hands.”
The Strange Case Of March & Spencer

As with my recent revisit of the Frankenstein sequels and the Bruce Campbell box set I’ve watched so you don’t have to (that’s unfair, one of those films is objectively brilliant), I thought it’d be fun to stick the Jekyll & Hyde Late Reviews in one place with easy links to the individual films.
Continue reading “The Strange Case Of March & Spencer”40×40: Mystery Of The Wax Museum (1933)
Directed by Michael Curtiz.

Continue reading “40×40: Mystery Of The Wax Museum (1933)”“I don’t know what he is, but he makes Frankenstein look like a lily!”
40×40: Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Directed by Nelson Shin.

Continue reading “40×40: Transformers: The Movie (1986)”“I got better things to do tonight than die!”