Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) – Review

1989 was a ridiculously strong year for action and/or adventure movies of impressively varying quality. Batman, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, Roadhouse, Kickboxer, Tango

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Creed (2015) – Review

As I’ve most likely mentioned elsewhere, I’m a Rocky buff. For someone who usually balks at the thought of parking myself in front of the

Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) – Review

Consider, if you will, the title of this film I’m about to review… A title that blared out not one, but two blatant lies directly

1917 (2019) – Review

The war film has been getting some esoteric entries over the past couple of years what with Christopher Nolan’s time twisting Dunkirk doing the rounds

Ghostbusters (2016) – Review

The “female reboot” is unfortunately something that still stirs up a lot of controversy despite it not really being that big a deal. For some

Friday The 13th Part III (1982) – Review

The one thing that has always kept Friday The 13th fans on their toes is that the unkillable series has never really sat still when

Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995) – Review

So… What exactly makes a Die Hard movie a Die Hard movie?Bruce Willis (and his rapidly retreating hairline) is the main ingredient, obviously – but

Friday The 13th Part II (1981) – Review

What do you you do when your cash-in slasher rip-off strikes oil and makes a literal killing at the box office? Why you load up

Ghostbusters II (1989) – Review

Nothing is a given in Hollywood – that sparkly town where people are paid to attempt to bottle lightning on a regular basis – but

Jojo Rabbit (2019) – Review

The final days of World War II seem like an odd stomping ground for broad humour, I mean even Life Is Beautiful was crammed with

The Gentlemen (2019) – Review

Returning to his rhyming-slang roots for the first time since 2008’s Rocknrolla, Guy Richie leaves the heftily budgeted worlds of a blue CGI Will Smith

Cats (2019) – Review

Director Tom Hooper has a lot to answer for…The man who gave us The Danish Girl, The King’s Speech and the 2012 version of Les

Angel Has Fallen (2019) – Review

Believe it or not – whether you WANTED it or not – Gerard Butler’s supernaturally death resistant secret service agent, and full-time John McClane rip

Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood (2019) – Review

So as Quentin Tarantino rumbles toward his inevitable, self imposed retirement, his ninth and penultimate movie touches down in cinemas with a hefty running time

Black Christmas (2019) – Review

Blumhouse has made quite the name for themselves as a studio that has one eye firmly on the major issues of the times. With such

It: Chapter 2 (2019) – Review

If cinema history has taught us anything over the years, it’s that horror is usually best when it’s high concept and low budget. It’s a

Insidious: The Last Key

The previous Insidious movie – titled Chapter 3 despite being set before the first two movies, therefore throwing anyone with numerical dyslexia into a cold

Road House (1989) – Review

Years after he instructed uptight parents on the correct placing of Baby (hint: it’s not in the corner) and before he assumed “ditto” was the

Ad Astra (2019) – Review

Every couple of years the science fiction movie manages to launch a serious and thought provoking entry that attempts to snare a blockbuster crowd while

Doctor Sleep (2019) – Review

I personally hate it when I have to introduce two sets of friends who don’t get on. It’s awkward, it’s ugly and being the one

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