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Happy Christmas Everyone!
Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Diwali, Hannukah, some other festival, or are just meeting up with some friends, I hope you have a great time this week. And I...
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Interstellar Review + Chris Nolan Director Showcase
Interstellar (2014)I've been a fan of Nolan's work since Memento. Like most people I discovered the film on DVD and might have missed the film entirely had it not been for it sharing cast members with...
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Happy New Year! Here's Some Last Minute Reviews...
I've had a bunch of reviews waiting to be posted, so I'm shoving them online nice and quickly while there's a lull in proceedings. Hope everyone has a great evening and I wish you all a much improved...
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Final Movie In Tolkien Trilogy Is Long-Winded Pointless Battle Sequence.......
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (2014)You know how it goes. The first movie blows you away by introducing you to a whole new world where anything is possible. The second movie is then nothing...
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Movie Guide 2015!
The Most Anticipated Movies of 2015!Soooo.... a new year and a new selection of movies to either be disappointed by or to go "oooh actually that was pretty good". Inevitably the really exciting films...
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Upcoming Movies At A Glance: All My Top Movie Picks For 2015
January 2015(Birdman - 02/01/15)(Foxcatcher - 09/01/15)Wild - 16/01/15Ex Machina - 23/01/15February 2015(Jupiter Ascending - 06/02/15)Kingsman: The Secret Service - 12/02/15Coherence - 13/02/15Project...
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Yet More Reviews: Nebraska, Sin City 2, Tracks, 22 Jump Street....
Nebraska (2013)Flipping boring indie nonsense. Damn these high-brow 'dramedies' which try to mix drama and comedy, seemingly as an excuse for having very little of either.Yeah sure everyone's great at...
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Luc Besson's "The Family" Reviewed And Luc Besson's Other Movies Ranked!
The Family (2013)Luc Besson has a reputation now as a producer of cheesy action films, but I've long been a big fan of his personally directed efforts.So I was surprised to hear very negative responses...
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It's Been A Long Time Coming. Two Oscar Winners From Last Year Finally Watched!
12 Years A Slave (2013)I've been meaning to watch this for a long time. And was it worth the wait? Well, I'm not sure. I should note that the one thing I cannot possibly fault the film for is its...
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Credit Where Credit Is Due....
(Via Pharyngula)Admittedly, first of all I can't flipping stand Twitter. So there's that.And sure, Buzzfeed are known for shameless click-bait. But that, if anything, makes it all the more impressive...
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My End-Of-Year Favourite 25 Movies List For 2014 (Part One)
The past couple of years I've made it a tradition to do an end of year list just showcasing the movies I'd enjoyed most from that year and then to do a proper "very best" list another year later once...
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My End-Of-Year Favourite 25 Movies List For 2014 (Part Two: My Top Ten!)
Before I give my top ten of 2014, it's worth noting down what films I still haven't seen. What with this film coming pretty close after the end of the year, it would have been quite impossible for me...
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Too Good To Be True Trailer: "Fantastic Four" (2015 Reboot)
You can never judge a movie by its trailer, but this is looking damn awesome...(video link)This film was in my movie guide for 2015Â - Click here to see the full list with explanations.(Click here for...
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Two More Hitchcock Films: "Saboteur" and "The Lodger"
I actually saw these two films a long while ago last year. I didn't post the reviews at the time because I was convinced that it wouldn't be long before I did another Hitchcock review series. But that...
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A Slasher, A Post-Apocalyptic Film And A Horror-Comedy: Some Mixed Feelings...
Hatchet 3 (2013)I only ended up watching any of the Hatchet films because of the intriguing trailer for this third instalment. The trailer showed the final girl from the previous film wandering into a...
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"Kingsman" Is Yet Another Spectacular Film From Director Matthew Vaughn
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)While Colin Firth takes centre stage for the most part (pulling off some incredible action scene moves) it is Jack Davenport (from "Coupling", the UKs answer to...
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Two Biopics - Both Pretty Damn Good, But Both Have The Typical Biopic Baggage...
Selma (2014)Biopics are always awkward and it's particularly difficult to get us to invest in a story when we all already know the outcome. As much as I dislike the movie "Titanic", James Cameron was...
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I'm Still Here! - Ooooh and here's a post on Doctor Who!
I've been seriously busy lately, but for those who are on my private posts list I'm thinking I might actually talk about personal stuff for a change in some upcoming posts. That'll make a change...
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"The Guest" and "It Follows" Are Two Strong Thrillers
The Guest (2014)A family mourning the death of their son while abroad in the armed forces receive an unexpected visitor. A charming and polite man, he explains that he knew their son and made a promise...
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