Red Sun (1971)
Directed by Terence Young this film stars Charles Bronson, Toshiro Mifune, Alain Delon and Ursula Andress. A Samurai travelling in the wild west forces a train robber to help him hunt down the robbers back stabbing partner.
Beyond the cast there is no reason to watch this film, it is two hours of my life I will not get back. Sadly the plot and artistry fall well short of the all star line up. May be an Italian director would have done a better job than Terence Young.
2/5
Cyrano de Bergerac (1900)
Directed by Clement Maurice this short film is based on the play of the same name. A short snippet of a scene from a well known play.
No doubt this one is a technical achievement as one of the earliest films to have sound and come in colour. Unfortunately I am unfamiliar with the play this is based on and do not speak French so I did not have much of an idea of what is actually being said in the scene. A decent watch for the era it was made in.
3/5
Photo-Cinéma-Théâtre: Christine Kerf dans Terpsichore (1900)
Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an early short film. A group of people dance.
Not much to this one, some decent dancing, nothing more. Partially coloured which is nice. Lacks something to really recommend this one on.
3/5
Chez le Photographe (1900)
Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an early short film staring Mason and Forbes. A man tries to take a picture of an unruly subject.
A good slapstick comedy that predates some of the bigger names. There are a good amount of japes that fill out the 4 minute run time of this short. Nicely done.
4/5
Geezers (2025)
Directed by James Kautz this short film stars Dan Lauria, Cedric Cannon and Yvonna Pearson. A terminally ill man and his friend grouch in the park.
Fine for what it is bit there is not a huge amount to this one. Old man yells at people pretty much. Needs a bit of an arch to it really.
3/5
F.O.G. (2023)
Directed by Malinda Kaur this is a short film. A South Asian woman in her 30s struggles to tell her mother she is engaged.
I am not sure this adds anything new to the subject but is fairly well done. A familiar look at the clash between the expectations of immigrant parents and their children. Decent performances.
3/5
Romeo et Juliette (1900)
Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this early short film stars Emile Cossira. A snippet of the famous Shakespeare play of the same name.
Not exactly Baz Luhrmann here. This is all Romeo, no Juliette. Basically a guy yapping at a window for three minutes with no sound.
2/5
