Category Archives: Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month

I recently read that the accused members of the crime featured in Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills have all been recently released (that’s the subject of another documentary in the series called Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory), … Continue reading →

Come and See is a 1985 Soviet war film directed by Elem Kimov which focuses on the events in a young boy’s life in Belarus during World War II. I was jarred by this film. Many critics put Apocalypse Now … Continue reading →

The Fisher King is a remarkable film directed by Terry Gilliam which stars Jeff Bridges as an arrogant radio DJ who meets a quixotic homeless man. Bridges plays Jack Lucas, whose on-air remarks prompt a tragic shooting. Among the casualties … Continue reading →

Emerging as Fellini’s most visual and perhaps strangest film, Fellini Satyricon is an adaptation of (supposedly) Petronius’ work. The film centres on the  hedonistic society of pre-Christian Rome. La Dolce Vita will always be my personal favourite Fellini film, but … Continue reading →

I don’t usually care too much for Robert Pattinson, but even if you perceive him with absolute indifference, there’s something to be said about his role in Remember Me. Pattinson produces and stars in the Allen Coulter-directed film. Cristal recommended … Continue reading →

If you’re feeling sad or down or if you’re overly sensitive, I would not recommend watching The Reflecting Skin. It’s a harrowing experience. British director Philip Ridley’s 1990 film paints a terrifying yet unforgettable portrait of the life of a … Continue reading →

When I first watched Werner Herzog’s film Fitzcarraldo, I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t up to par with Herzog’s classic films (Aguirre, the Wrath of God,The Enigma of Kasper Hauser, Encounters at the End of the World and Grizzly Man, … Continue reading →

The title of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s 2000 Mexican neorealist film Amores perros was translated into Love’s a Bitch (it’s a pun) during the North American marketing campaign, although the direct translation is somewhat different. Amores perros entwines three storylines in … Continue reading →

I went to England for a week at the beginning of the month because I wanted a break from studying and reading for a bit. As a medievalist and a student of English literature, it’s the place to be. There … Continue reading →