Oliver SwiftApr 24, 20202 min readPARIS, TEXAS (1984)My first Wim Wenders film was a great experience. Starring the underrated Harry Dean Stanton in his self-confessed greatest role, Wenders...
Oliver SwiftApr 24, 20201 min readUN FLIC (1972)Jean-Pierre Melville’s final film falls into the vein of the crime thrillers he directed previously and, although Melville ups the...
Oliver SwiftApr 24, 20202 min readMAMMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN! (2018)Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (let’s be honest, it’s a great title) continues the stories of both Amanda Seyfried’s Sophie and Meryl...
Oliver SwiftApr 23, 20202 min readTHE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)A film that preceded, and no doubt, inspired Pakula’s paranoia thrillers from the 1970s, The Manchurian Candidate works mostly due to...