The subtitle of Halo’s logo read “Combat Evolved” when the game first debuted on the XBox all those years ago – but when Paramount’s TV
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American Ninja 4: Annihilation (1990) – Review
When the third chapter of Cannon’s endearingly infantile American Ninja series somersaulted into theatres, devout fans of the franchise were horrified when the lead actor,
Carrie (2013) – Review
The undisputed prom queen of the “good for her” subgenre of horror will always be be the bloodstained image of Stephen King’s Carrie White –
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991) – Review
Nepotism is something that’s been occuring in Hollywood for decades with varying degrees of success, but surely Delta Force 3 has to be some sort
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 8: Sacrifice (2021) – Review
Season finales are hard, especially if they’re for a series as dense and chaotic as Alex de la Iglesia’s 30 Coins. I mean, how many
Season Of The Witch (1972) – Review
Not to be confused with the Michael Myers-less, third installment of the Halloween franchise or the 2011, medieval, Nicolas Cage clunker, Season Of The Witch
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 7: The Glass Box (2021) – Review
Since 30 Coins began, there has been a dark power steadily rising in the town of Pedraza that has been fermenting and curdling like bad
Deep Fear (2023) – Review
In the dark, blue depths of the killer shark movie, there is a dorsal thin line between a movie about sharks eating people and movie
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 6: Holy War (2021) – Review
While I’ve been singing the praises of many aspects of 30 Coins, Alex de la Iglesia’s viciously blasphemous horror show, one aspect I haven’t gone
Action Jackson (1988) – Review
Despite the presence of a chuckling Axel Foley smart-talking his way through Beverly Hills or Lethal Weapon’s grizzled Roger Murtaugh, 80s action movies rarely sported
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 5: The Double (2020) – Review
There’s a sneaking suspicion that up until now I’ve been way too harsh on Alex de la Iglesia’s stonking HBO horror show, 30 Coins as
Argylle (2024) – Review
Just what is it with Matthew Vaughn and spy movies? I mean in a career that started off very firmly in the British gangster movie
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 4: Memories (2020) – Review
With the previous episode giving us an insight into what those ominous bits of loose change actually are and what risk they pose, I guess
The Descent (2005) – Review
After firmly installing himself on everyone’s radar with his massively fun debut, the horror comedy Dog Soliders, everyone huddled round waiting to see what British
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 3: The Mirror (2020) – Review
After an impressively strong opening two episodes, Alex de la Iglesia’s frenzied horror show has settled nicely into the usual pattern for a series that
Layer Cake (2004) – Review
Once upon a time, long before irreverent Neil Gaiman adaptations, psychotic twelve year-old vigilantes and groovy X-Men movies set in the swinging sixties, Matthew Vaughn
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 2: Ouija (2020) – Review
After a stonking first episode that hurled everything but the kitchen sink at an unprepared audience, it’s time for 30 Coins to settle into something
Kick-Ass (2010) – Review
The deconstruction of the superhero genre is hardly a new thing as comics have been taking it apart and putting it back together again as
30 Coins – Season 1, Episode 1: Cobwebs (2020) – Review
If I’m being honest, I lost track of following the career of Spanish genre hopping director, Álex de la Iglesia, pretty much after he released
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) – Review
After a first instalment that raised some pertinent questions about the law and justice (albeit in a very exploitative way) and a third instalment that
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