Tom H’s Film Reviews

866 Films have been rated or reviewed by Tom H.

Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The (1967): A brilliant Western (one of the best), and the culmination of Leone's "Man with no name" trilogy, this is essential viewing for Western and Eastwood fans and has provided continued inspiration decades on (Tarantino to name one example).
Catch a Fire (2006): Serious South African Apartheid film, with willful performances, but focusing too much on the obvious and literal conflict and never quite feeling 'genuine'. (This is admittedly a hard zeitgeist to capture on film.)
Alfred Hitchcock - The Signature Collection (Dial M for Murder, I Confess, Stage Fright, The Wrong Man.) (1950-1957): A beautiful box set with a number of the classic Hitchcock films that simply must be seen: especially the first 4 listed.
Sleepy Hollow (1999): A fairly gripping horror/fantasy tale of the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow, and the detective hired to find him (played by mysterious Johnny Depp) and filmed by ever–gothic director Burton.
School of Rock (2003): For some reason I find it very hard to like Jack Black and his awkward overacting, but despite this, the film is enjoyable enough and has a certain 'Jack Black' rock n roll feel.
Bring It On (2001): Fairly terrible in most aspects, and barely watchable for anyone who isn't a teenage girl – this is predictable and trivial highschool rivalry.
Step Up (2006): Fairly standard dance movie with little to add besides some contemporary hip hop moves which have now become the staple for modern dance flicks.
In the Realm of the Senses (Ai No Corrida) (1976): A sexually violent and explicit journey of relationships, obsession, love and lust. Party based on a true story, this is shocking and memorable viewing.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999): A film that will probably never be fully understood, this Freudian dream world is intriguing and strange, yet at the same time, strangely pedestrian. A very hard film to rate or critique with its many different elements, ups and downs...; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Stanley Kubrick Collection (1962-1999): A brilliant collection from a true master of cinema, this is the box set to pick up if you see it around.

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