ALIEN: DIRECTOR’S CUT (1979/2003) – QUICK REVIEW

1979/2003 DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott 80/100 Alien is Ridley Scott's first major hit after The Duelists (1977), and one which probably more of a impact if we are honest. This arogorical take on the haunted house set in space where "no-one can hear you scream", the former advert director, probably best known for his Hovis ad…

THE WICKER MAN (1973) – REVIEW

  1973 DIRECTOR: Robin Hardy "Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man." Though we never even lay eyes on it until the final few moments of the film, the Wicker Man, both as pagan image and classic horror flick, has become an icon of the genre. But if you are…

FILM OF THE MONTH ~ MAY 2015

May's Film Of The Month is another first for nEoFILM. By Dawn's Early Light is the first non-theatrical release to make it to the top of what has been a pretty good month of the blog. The HBO TV movie from 1990 is the last Cold War movie to be made during The Cold War and…

CHANGELING

2008 DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood May Contain Spoilers! Clint Eastwood is a director which I some trouble getting behind. I have not seen his entire body of work but I have seen a fair few, and none have really impressed me as much as would have liked. Like his interest in composing and performing gentle country…

THE X FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE (aka THE X FILES: THE MOVIE)

1998 DIRECTOR: Rob Bowman May Contain Spoilers! Season Five of the phenomena which was The X Files concluded with and episode entitled "The End". Season Six would open with "The Beginning" but somewhere in the middle and for some reason, money presumably, it was considered to be a good idea to make a franchise movie during…

30 DAYS OF NIGHT

2007 DIRECTOR: David Slade May Contain Spoilers! Director, David Slade would later go onto direct the third of the Twilight films, Eclipse, which would help build his credentials for that project, what this, 30 Days Of Night. Set in Alaska during a period of extended darkness, a group of Vampires assault the small town, leaving…

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1

2011 DIRECTOR: Bill Condon May contain spoilers! No sparkling? No respect? These are two serious issues at the heart of this cynical, let down of a movie. Don't get me wrong, I'm not the world's greatest fan of The Twilight Saga, but the first two are more than decent, but by the time we get…

THE SHINING

1980 8/10 Jack Nicholson's finest hour? Quite possibly but it's too close to call. Kubrick's eye and style, down to the musical selections, symmetrical framing and at the time, innovative use of Steady Cam to create a timeless, creeping and at times frightening film. His use of a high pitch tone, clearly designed to unsettle…