earcanal Reviews

Crystal Voyager (1973)

Sit back and let the love of the wave wash over you

[8/10 · 12 March 2006]

The "dull, dull, dull" review was clearly written by a non-surfer.

George Greenough is one of the pioneers of surf cinematography. This is the movie that got my buddy into making surf movies and the one that I always come back to.

Crystal Voyager is a mix of beautiful filming, great documentary footage of California (and Australia?) in the 60s/70s, equipment and techniques that go into making surf movies.

Great soundtrack, perfectly matched to the underlying narrative of what it means to live for the surf.

Oh, and some tasty waves bro'.

Mr Benn (1971–2005)

70's suburban zeitgeist

[21 December 1998]

Along with "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" one of the most poignant depictions of the life of an english, suburban businessman in the 1970s. Look out for the links between Mr Benn's adventures and earlier events in Festive Road. The resemblance to Harvey Keitel in Taxi Driver when Mr Benn changes costume is uncanny. Taxi Driver was released in 1976!