HiFi’s Film Reviews

353 Films have been rated or reviewed by HiFi.

Avanti (1972): Unlikely candidates for romance find each other. Really very good and definitely worth seeing. Charming, deftly handled and sweet (but not cloying). I can\'t think of a modern equivalent.
Some Like It Hot (1959): One of the great comedies, amen.
Housekeeper, The (Une Femme de Menage) (2002): Brilliantly says \"Ha, told you so!\" to middle–aged male desire. Watch it and shake your head in rueful recognition. Has Berri done anything this good in ages?
Bucket of Blood, A (1959): Briskly executed, very funny. Shows what can be done with little money and not a little imagination...see it and become a low–budget filmmaker, like legions before you...great music from Fred Katz.
Sweet Smell of Success (1957): Ealing director MacKendrick went to the US and turned out this flinty, relentless masterpiece. One of the great films of this or any era. You simply must see it.
A-Team, The (2010): Appealing, proficient and funny cast (except Bradley Cooper, who is a fleshmuppet) bobbing around in a stew of action–movie gristle and stodge. Almost unwatchable.
Black Narcissus (1946): Beautifully photographed – at Pinewood studios! – full of repressed, simmering sexuality (David Farrar\'s shorts!) it shows how expressionistic and emotional Powell and Pressburger\'s films can be...watch in awe.
Canterbury Tale, A (1944): Wonderfully bizarre – seems to change genre from scene to scene. Definitely worth watching, it will radically expand your conception of \'wartime British cinema\'.
Firefly (TV Series) (2002): What Tom H and Boha said, but I\'ll give it one more star...a great world to live in for its 14 episodes. The last one, \'Objects in Space\', is some kind of small masterpiece. A show that you\'d be crazy to miss. Whedon\'s best, IMHO.
Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946): Tense, doom–laden atmosphere. Great cinematography. Wonderful cast, especially Lizabeth Scott – \'The Queen of Film Noir\'.

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