Film Reviews

Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter is a landmark American film that approaches the Vietnam War not through battle sequences alone, but by exploring the emotional and psychological landscapes of those it affected.

The Alamo (1960) is an ambitious, sweeping historical epic that marked the directorial debut of Hollywood legend John Wayne.

55 Days at Peking is a grandiose historical epic, set during the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900.

Directed by Don Chaffey and featuring groundbreaking special effects by the legendary Ray Harryhausen, this film has become a beloved cult favourite and a benchmark for mythological storytelling on screen.

Directed by Otto Preminger and adapted by Dalton Trumbo from Leon Uris’s bestselling 1958 novel, the film tackles the founding of the State of Israel through a highly dramatized, yet emotionally resonant narrative.

The story of the HMS Bounty—and the mutiny that upended the lives of its crew.

Directed by Basil Dearden, with a screenplay by Robert Ardrey, the film recounts the final days of General Charles “Chinese” Gordon.

Directed by George Stevens, with co-direction from David Lean and Jean Negulesco, the film was an ambitious attempt to chronicle the entire life of Jesus Christ from nativity to resurrection.

In the heyday of the historical epic—when widescreen spectacles like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, and The Ten Commandments drew vast audiences into cinemas—Hannibal (1959) offered a somewhat lesser-known, though no less ambitious, contribution to the genre

Released in 1953 and set against the tense backdrop of Hawaii just before the attack on Pearl Harbour, this Oscar-winning film offers a compelling blend of romantic drama, social commentary, and psychological portraiture, anchored by a legendary cast.

At a time when post-war America sought spectacle, sentimentality, and stars, few directors understood audience appetite better than Cecil B. DeMille.

Alexander the Great (1956) aspired to be a sweeping chronicle of one of the most extraordinary lives in antiquity.

A review of "The Robe". Directed by Henry Koster and based on the best-selling novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. Starring Richard Burton, Victor Mature and Jean Simmons.

A review of the direct sequel to The Robe (1953) and starring Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Jay Robinson and Debra Paget.

A review of the 1953 film adaptation of Julius Caesar, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy and released by MGM in 1951, this lavish adaptation of Henryk Sienkiewicz’s 1896 novel blends religious devotion, imperial decadence, and human drama against the backdrop of ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Nero.

Review of the 1955 Howard Hawks epic film starring Jack Hawkins and Joan Collins.

The Poseidon Adventure is a pioneering disaster film that helped kick off the genre’s golden era in the 1970s.

A Shot in the Dark is the second film in the Pink Panther series, but unlike its predecessor, it puts Inspector Jacques Clouseau at the centre of the action.

Released in 1963, The Pink Panther introduced the world to Inspector Jacques Clouseau, a bumbling French detective whose ineptitude somehow results in justice.