In my review for that other member of the Grindhouse double bill, Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, I briefly laid out the history of his and
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Patriot Games (1992) – Review
It’s actually pretty easy to forget that Harrison Ford has played played a returning character other than Indiana Jones, Han Solo and Deckard from Blade
‘Black Crab’ – Official Trailer
Netflix have released a trailer for the post-apocalyptic thriller ‘Black Crab’. To end an apocalyptic war and save her daughter, a reluctant soldier embarks on
Minority Report (2002) – Review
Steven Spielberg, for a good chunk of his career, was the blockbuster king. If a genre busting, box office exploding, cinematic phenomenon appeared during the
‘The Contractor’ – Official Trailer
Paramount have released the trailer for the Chris Pine action vehicle, ‘The Contractor’. Chris Pine stars in the action-packed thriller as Special Forces Sergeant James
Uncharted (2022) – Review
Aw damn, we were getting so close…Over the last couple of years, the quality of video game adaptations was looking like it was finally getting
Dragonball: Evolution (2009) – Review
I’m sure many people will beg to differ (and I’m sure I’ve already mentioned this somewhere before), but accuracy isn’t strictly necessary in order to
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) – Review
Technically, Quentin Tarantino has never done a sequel – except that he has. When the bosses at Miramax mistakenly decreed that a general audience wouldn’t
Volcano (1997) – Review
During that mad rush in the 90’s where filmmakers rushed to take advantage of state of the art digital technology to realise every cinematic wet
The Wicked City (1992) – Review
One of the most fascinating ways to compare the differences in the way American movies approach their storytelling when put alongside their global counterparts is
Three Kings (1999) – Review
By 1999, movies involving the Persian Gulf war were usually ramrod straight dramas that treated the still-fresh struggle against Saddam Hussein with a grave respect
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time (2010) – Review
After bringing back the Pirate movie back from Davey Jones’ locker, super producer Jerry Bruckheimer then turned to the video game genre to try and
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) – Review
In many ways we all owe Jackie Brown a huge debt of gratitude…After Quentin Tarantino’s third film failed to make the same critical splash as
Fist Of The North Star (1995) – Review
You have to give the independent movie scene credit for trying to ride the wave of Anime’s global popularity during the 90’s. Attacking us with
Solomon Kane (2009) – Review
Most fantasy movies geared toward a mature audience usually stumble when trying to merge it’s more fantastical elements with more adult themes such as graphic
‘Fistful Of Vengeance’ – Official Trailer
Netflix has released the trailer for ‘Fist Of Vengeance’, the sequel film to their series ‘Wu Assassins’. Kai Jin, a young Chinatown chef in present
Bulletproof Monk (2003) – Review
Wedged somewhere in the wide divide between Asian tinged 80’s fantasy flicks such as Big Trouble In Little China and The Golden Child and more
Street Fighter (1994) – Review
Anyone who has even a passing knowledge of the glorious maelstrom of chaos that could described as the making of Street Fighter must know that
Twister (1996) – Review
When’s the last time you last heard anyone mention Twister? Not the weirdly erotic game that forces people to become aspiring contortionists after a couple
Assault On Precinct 13 (2005) – Review
When casting an eye across the slew of remakes spawned from the movies of the gaggle of iconic directors who honed their genre craft in
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