Rocky Marciano (1923-1969) was the son of Italian immigrants, shaped by the legendary boxing match between Louis and Schmeling in 1938. He became the 11th heavyweight boxing world champion shortly after defeating his childhood hero Louis and subsequently Joe Walcott. This film is great because it's not just about the…

The television biography of Jack Dempsey (1895-1983), the first World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, is as good as films like Ring of Passion about the fights between Schmeling and Louis, or the life story of Marion Davies in The Hearst and Davies Affair. These grand stories from pre-war popular culture were still…

"Grandpa, they said on TV that Japan has a birth rate problem, and people don't want to start families!" "That's a shame, Grandma. It's time to show everyone true family values!" "You're right, Grandpa. We have grandchildren. We must set an example and show them that true love lasts a lifetime." "Exactly, Grandma, and…

This is a totally average harem anime, notable only for featuring girls who are also mythical beings (angel, vampire, kappa, yuki onna). The girls are cute and likable enough to keep me watching and maybe crack a smile, but they’re not memorable or unique enough to stick with me a week or two later. The main character…

And then they say only Hollywood can make stories like this. Money Heist is quite deservedly Netflix's prime work. It's got a fresh cast, well-written characters and a gripping plot. It can be faulted for some questionable lapses in logic and weaker technical aspects; after all, the action looks at its American…

One thing you really can't deny Guillermo del Toro is his utterly limitless imagination in the field of supernatural monsters and creatures, which makes his films uniquely fabulous and dark and terrifying at the same time. While it's true that at times Hellboy 2 slid down the slide due to its bland one-liners and…

I put off watching The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari for a really long time because I thought it was a silent film and I just prefer sound films - and even though I saw the edited version, which was enhanced with music, the film ended up surprising me beyond my expectations. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari artfully blends…

The court director of the immortal Shakespearean classics reached for a comic book from Marvel for this one, and IMHO it was more than a fitting choice, and for Kenneth Branagh it was also the opportunity of a lifetime to pay tribute to his favourite hero. The whole film looks like a typical American blockbuster with…

It's sick! It's disgustingly funny and hilariously disgusting at the same time! It is, in short, Britain, Britain, Britain ... and its (a)typical people. Repeating the same thing over and over again is and isn't always the best thing, and that's actually a large part of what this unusual sitcom is all about, dominated…

Another typical American monster-survival film, in which three incredibly smart and gluttonous sharks stalking humans, looking forward to a properly juicy barbecue. And pretty bloody! This is one of the better animal horror films, and I'd compare to Lake Placid. Granted, it's cliched to the bone, but since the sharks…