Movies: David Cairns

Rachel, a rookie cop, is about to begin her first night shift in a neglected police station in a Scottish, backwater town. The kind of place where the tide has gone out and stranded a motley bunch of the aimless, the forgotten, the bitter-and-twisted...

Natan tells the remarkable story of Bernard Natan, a Romanian immigrant who came to Paris in 1905 and was involved almost immediately with French cinema. He took control of the Pathe film group in the late 1920s and went on to produce epic films such...

A feature-length documentary on the life and work of Wisconsin grindhouse cinema auteur Bill Rebane, featuring historians, critics, and filmmakers, plus cast and crew members who worked with Rebane himself....

When Evil Calls centers around the mysterious appearance of a text message that grants the students of Wilburn High School their wildest desires....

Video essay about the 1927 film 'The Cat and the Canary'....

Frantic knockabout tragedy ensues when Bobo is sent to clown prison for committing a daring but silly crime. Can he escape in time to prevent his family from bringing shame on all clowndom?...

Over a candid interview with its subject, a documentary concerning the life and work of film director Mike Hodges....

A visual essay by filmmaker and critic David Cairns. Recorded for Arrow Video in 2023. Included as a special feature on the 2024 Limited Edition Blu-ray and DVD release of The Shootist....

During WWII unusual experiments take place in a secret military bunker....

A video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns examining Roger Corman’s adaptation of 'The Fall of the House of Usher' in relation to Poe’s story....

A video essay about Elaine May's 'A New Leaf' by critic David Cairns....

Video essay about the 1928 film 'The Man Who Laughs'....

Young Gavin is about to learn what it means to be an adult....

This video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns was produced in 2020...