Review Roundup - Sleepwalkers

WEAPONS (2025)

Movies being too long, too dark looking, and having meandering narration instead of visual storytelling, these are often unfortunate signs of the modern era. The ultra-slick in and out ninety-minute thrill ride seems to be a lost art whether the budgets are minuscule or astronomical. Not everything needs to be over two hours or the length of a historical epic. In the case of the two recent releases below these issues have a different impact on the final product, but it's odd that people have forgotten how to make lean stories or how to trim scenes and 'kill their darlings' as the old saying goes. 

Review Roundup - The Bank Job

CASH ON DEMAND (1961)

Part of the 5th Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon

 

Welcome back to the Blogathon dear readers and all you fans of the macabre. If you're hoping for a review of something ghoulish in the way of vampires and monsters you might be in for a shock; this is a film about banking. Which you have to admit is a truly spine-chilling turn of events. But the most sinister element of all is yet to come since this also a secret Christmas movie. That's right, it's even got party hats and snow. But not to worry, there's a good suspense thriller storyline to enjoy as well as a duo of classic lead actors that will be very familiar to many of you. Let's take a peek into the security vault and see what's in store...