Well Done Movies & TV

“War, what is it good for?” These hallowed words were first coined by American Motown singer Edwin Starr, and were a sharp reflection of the times, the 1970s being decidedly anti-war in its sentiment, cultural machinations, and overall tone. It…

(A Critique by Ralph Leonard) In capitalism, the only worse thing than being exploited is not being exploited. Joan Robinson’s maxim hits on a simple, yet brutal truth. Being ‘exploited’, that is working for a living, is how we make…

Ghosts of Girlfriend’s Past An off-beat comedy adapting Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol for a modern audience. This movie features Matthew McConoughey in the lead role, as he contends with past relationships coming back to haunt him. A barrel of…

Directed by New Zealand filmmaker Martin Campbell - known for other films such as ‘Goldeneye’, ‘Vertical Limit’, ‘Green Lantern', ‘Casino Royale’ (2006 version), ‘Edge of Darkness’, and the 2001 follow-up to 1998’s Mask of Zorro, similarly titled The Legend of…

I’m a sucker for a good, hardboiled detective story. This Peter Medak directed and Hilary Henkin written tale of a femme fatale assassin, who refuses to die, and the hell unleashed by the Mafia upon a NYPD detective tasked with…

In 1978 a now classic political thriller was released, featuring Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, Lilli Palmer, and James Mason in the lead roles. Unceremoniously dubbed ‘The Boys from Brazil’, a sublimely crafted film, this Frank Schraffner directed picture still manages…

‘A Christmas Carol’ (1984) starring George C. Scott is in my opinion the seminal adaptation of Charles Dickens’ well-known classic. Directed by British filmmaker Clive Donner, who held the position of editor on a previous version (‘Scrooge’ released 1951), this…

Rotten Tomatoes describes ‘The Double’ as follows: “An awkward office drone (Jesse Eisenberg) becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman (Mia Wasikowska) he desires.” [1] Now that the…

Bob Odenkirk stole the limelight as the eponymous Saul from 'Better Call Saul' but Rhea Seehorn as "Kim Wexler" no doubt held the show up in an Atlantean fashion – in addition to Chuck, Jimmy McGill's sibling, her character (as…

Four witches, one city, endless possibilities. ‘The Craft’ (1996) a coming of age tale revolving around four young women dabbling in the black arts of witchcraft. A contemporary take on witchcraft and Wicca that deftly  examines the subject – in…