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July 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Destroyer: DVD
Destroyer Director: Karyn Kusama Madman Destroyer is so well named – it should wreck you. The performances – in particular Nicole Kidman’s tour-de-force, the writing, the filming, the shape of the film, it’s all a slow-burn thrill-ride. And if there’s a best supporting player to Kidman’s scene-stealing/chewing/destroying role it’s the overall grit of the film, its dirty soul, its […]Archive
July 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Vox Lux: DVD
Vox Lux Director: Brady Corbet Madman Vox Lux comes from actor/director Brady Corbet. It’s the 30-year-old’s second full-length feature and it’s something of a Sunset Blvd. for the me/#metoo generation; a 21st century masterpiece. Spanning 1999-2017 and narrated – brilliantly, exacerbating the fable-like quality of it – by Willem Dafoe, the film tells the coming of age and then comeback of Celeste Montgomery. Played […]Archive
June 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
WWE Wrestlemania 35: DVD
Wrestlemania 35 WWE Madman No matter how out of step I am with wrestling of a year I still look forward to Wrestlemania. As was the case, then, for the 2019 edition – Wrestlemania 35 – particularly after checking in with Elimination Chamber and Fastlane.Archive
June 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
WWE Fastlane 2019: DVD
Fastlane 2019 WWE Madman On the road to Wrestlemania another of the stops was Fastlane – and there was obvious business to do here, break up the Miz and Shane so they could fight at the big show, get Becky Lynch back into the title-run, develop story lines…Archive
June 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A: DVD
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A Director: Steve Loveridge Madman The Amy Winehouse documentary was devastating – of course. But what was amazing about it – as is the case with documentary subjects that came of age across the last two decades – was the gathered footage. Home videos, goof-offs, early social media…Archive
December 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Breaker Upperers: DVD
The Breaker Upperers Directors: Madeleine Sami/Jackie van Beek Madman The much-hyped The Breaker Upperers is a giant dud; a turkey. You get the feeling it was made in real-time almost, plotted out scene by scene as it’s happening. Shoot something. Wait. Print. Write a new scene. That’s the diminishing-returns aspect. The trailer-worthy highlights appear thick, […]Archive
September 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
WWE Money In The Bank 2018: DVD
Money In The Bank 2018 WWE Madman I am so far out of the loop with the current product – this is the first PPV event I’ve watched in well over a year. And it’s the first WWE DVD I’ve reviewed in even longer… But that worked out pretty well for me. I’ve always enjoyed […]Archive
February 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Win A Double Pass to the Eric Clapton Documentary – Life In 12 Bars
To celebrate the New Zealand theatrical release of Life In 12 Bars the new feature-length Eric Clapton documentary Madman NZ has given me five double passes for fans. The film will be screening in New Zealand from February 15-28 at selected theatres. To be in to win it is this simple: Write a comment below […]Archive
August 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Le Ride: DVD
Le Ride Director: Phil Keoghan No Opportunity Wasted/Madman Kiwi-born, US-based TV presenter Phil Keoghan takes a lot of the look and feel of this film from his years in service to growing TV audiences. He’s here both in front of and behind the camera, the star of the show in a documentary feature that has […]Archive
July 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble Director: Morgan Neville The Orchard/Madman Morgan Neville’s work on 20 Feet From Stardom is proof he’s good at the big story around music – and here we have a different kind of “big story” – where 20 Feet was about the forgotten people, the […]Archive
June 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman