Tag Archives: Michael Gough

Capsule Reviews: February 2018

I usually don’t write capsule reviews on this site, but I’ve been away for too long while working on a different writing project (and now that I have a young son, writing time is more precious than ever). I’ve been … Continue reading

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24 Hours with Ken Russell

There is a Monty Python sketch which only lasts about twenty-five seconds, but that’s all it needs. Stately music plays on the soundtrack. It’s a simple country garden. A businessman enters the scene, pursued by a nude woman. They’re chased by … Continue reading

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Dracula (1958)

If there is one film which defines Hammer horror, it is Dracula (1958). It was the natural follow-up to the company’s successful, X-certified The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), which brought back Gothic horror with a vengeance – that is, with … Continue reading

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