Sandy’s Film Reviews
656 Films have been rated or reviewed by Sandy.
Broadchurch - Series 1 (TV Series) (2013)
Pretty gripping, but don't watch it all at once!
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies (2015)- Much more informative than the usual Attenborough ritual of the "change of seasons" & predation etc. Definitely worth watching. Visually stunning; incredible camera–work. Not boring.
Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
OK, but the original Argentinian version is far more gripping
Blues Film Collection, The (Soul of a Man, Red, White and Blues, Feel Like Going Home, Godfathers and Sons, Piano Blues, The Road to Memphis, Warming by the Devil's Fire) (2003)
Splendid, with much priceless remastered footage of the legends. Generally extremely interesting and great to watch if you care about popular music. Basically pure gold!
The Blues: Piano Blues (2003)
Uninformative mish–mash of jazz & blues. No deconstruction of blues piano rhythms & role of the piano in bands. Eastwood puts words in the mouths of his guests. Otis Spann clips with Willie Dixon on bass are highlights; Brubeck too. 
L'Enfance-Nue (Naked Childhood) (1968)
- Before the tsunami of romcoms swept serious movies from French screens, Pialat made devastatingly tight, lightly–scripted films often not using professional casts, as here. Film is about how foster children and their carers cope. Good extra material
Three Ages, The (1923)- Best viewed in the dark, Keaton's film is packed with great gags, not dated over 93 years. Only the technology has changed. His humour is parody, rather than the usual slapstick. Arovideo should buy the new complete DVD set of this comic genius.
Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond (1998)
As a long–term fan of his early African work, I found this film to be pretentious and exploitative & a sad reflection of his later work. I kept wanting to ask what he'd done to improve the lives of Kenyans. His world view is awfully narrow. 
Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light (1980)- Strangely dated. Pictorial version of part of the "Hissing of Summer Lawns" somehow takes away the magic, rather than adding anything. Joni lacks charisma on set.
The Blues: Red White and Blues (2003)- British blues from Alexis Korner & John Mayall on. Great interviews beautifully intercut; Clapton to Winwood & many more. Outstanding summary by BB King – if the Brits hadn't re–imported blues to White America, then this "race music" might now be dead.
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