Review “The Machinist” (2004)

“The Machinist” is a psychological thriller directed by Brad Anderson and starring Christian Bale. The main character Trevor (Bale) is a machinist who at the start of the film is clearly unwell. He is severely underweight and does not seem to sleep. The movie follows him through his working day, his evening visits to a…

Review “Tales from the Crypt” (1972)

“Tales from the Crypt” is a British anthology movie comprising five short stories, with a framing story involving five people on a tour of some kind of catacombs, apparently getting separated from their group and coming across a man in a monk’s robes who makes each one of them see a story ostensibly about their…

Review “1917” (2019)

“1917” is directed by Sam Mendes and depicts the story of two soldiers in World War One given the dangerous task of taking a message to a regiment that is about to head into a trap. It is a straightforward plot, but the way the story unfolds is just harrowing, breathtaking, brilliant. From the start…