Willow (1988) – Review

Consider the fate of Willow, the fantasy collaboration between George Lucas and Ron Howard. Essentially the high concept fusing of Star Wars and Tolken-esque, Lord

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Army Of Darkness (1993) – Review

I truly believe in my heart of hearts that Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy is one of the greatest gifts cinema has ever given us.

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) – Review

Coming off the back of the most widely publicized production problems in cinema history since Alien 3, not to mention being released a mere 5

Ready Player One (2018) – Review

Based on a hugely entertaining novel and directed by THE Steven Spielberg, Ready Player One has a pretty good chance of being the Who Framed

The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Review

By the time it was time to make a sequel to the biggest film in the world, George Lucas backed out. The sheer stress of

Star Wars (1977) – Review

It all starts with a fanfare, a blast of trumpets that’s almost a literal slap in the face. “PAY ATTENTION” it sceams, “Your world is

All Monsters Attack (1969) – Review

By the tenth movie in Godzilla’s cinematic odyssey, some bright spark at Toho realised that the greatest resource in keeping the King Of The Monsters

Return Of The Jedi (1983) – Review

Once upon a time, if you can believe it, the third entry into the original Star Wars trilogy was considered something of a minor let

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (2005) – Review

Now this is more like it…After two relatively hit and miss affairs in a galaxy far, far away, Lucas and co. finally doubles down and

Hellboy (2019) – Review

Despite what you may have heard, this latest iteration of Mike Mignola’s hard drinkin’, skull crackin’ agent of the BPRD isn’t actually THAT horrendously awful,

Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones (2002) – Review

There’s been a recent school of thought that it’s actually AOTC and not Phantom Menace that’s the weakest of the underloved Star Wars prequels but

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) – Review

To recall the hysteria surrounding the weeks leading up to the release of the first brand new Star Wars movie since 1983’s Return Of The

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008) – Review

Gullimero Del Toro’s sophomore crack at Mike Mignola’s crimson skull cracker is somewhat of a bittersweet experience. Sweet because with the triumph of Pan’s Labyrinth

Hellboy (2004) – Review

Guillermo Del Toro’s third crack at U.S. cinema has all the hallmarks of a mega-sized home run. Pre-dating the holy/wacky match of director and material

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) – Review

On screen, Star Wars is a franchise that has continuously obsessed with it’s own past. Prequels, animated shows and Rogue One all busied themselves by

Thor (2011) – Review

As we barrel through an MCU currently loaded with Groots, Infinity Wars and more alien races than a Star Trek Tinder app, it’s easy to

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