Charlize Theron climbed the action mountain with her superlative role in the sublime Mad Max: Fury road and now she’s returned to the genre with
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Predators (2010) – Review
Try as they might, filmmakers just a can’t seem to give the Predator that flawless second outing he so richly deserves. The original is a
Don’t Breathe (2016) – Review
In what’s turning out to be quite a kick ass year for modern horror, this reunion of the Evil Dead remake’s main players (heavily abused
Bad Times At The El Royale (2018) – Review
Tricksy, labyrinthine plots are somewhat a double edged sword. Go too simple and the audience pulls way out in front, able to second guess every
X-Men: First Class (2011) – Review
After 20th Century Fox had double dipped failure with the uninspiring threequel Last Stand AND the messy prequel X-Men: Origins, they found their franchise in
Total Recall (1990) – Review
Snuggled neatly in the centre of Paul Verhoven’s magnificent unofficial Sci-fi trilogy, sits Total Recall (we don’t count Hollow Man, Kevin Bacon’s invisible penis thriller,
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
Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2019) – Review
As we finally get to the end of Toho Animation and Polygram’s attempt to bring the King Of The Monsters to the anime, an audible
Deep Blue Sea (1999) – Review
I have to admit, every time Hollywood hurls serious cash at an animal run amok movie, my pulse quickens. Since Jaws tore chunks out of
The Girl In The Spider’s Web (2018) – Review
The first attempt at the fourth book containing the fourth appearance of a character in her fifth film being played by a third actress is
Godzilla: Planet Of The Monsters (2017) – Review
Mankind has been chased off of Earth by the arrival of an infestation of various giant Monsters, the most troublesome of all is, of course,
Spider-Man 2 (2004) – Review
Back in that shaky period of superhero movie history known as the 00’s, you got what you were given. Yes, this was a period of
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (2009) – Review
Over my many years of watching blockbuster movies, I feel I’ve developed quite the bullshit detector when it comes to hype. Taking trailers, on-set reports
Godzilla (1998) – Review
On paper Roland Emmerich was the perfect choice to wrangle Godzilla on his first American funded rampage. Seriously, check it. The stats all line up.
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
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) – Review
Due to the rules of cinema lore, the final part of a trilogy always fails to stick the landing. Not to say every third parter
War Of The Gargantuas (1966) – Review
Godzilla and Mothra director Ishiro Honda was always trying to bring something new to that strange little genre known as the Japanese monster flick with
Commando (1985) – Review
Let’s all be honest with each other; Commando is a ridiculous piece of shit. It’s loud, it’s stupid and whenever you think of a basic
X-Men 2 (2003) – Review
Starting with a truly jaw dropping attack on the White House by a brain washed, teleporting, Nightcrawler X2 launches out of the gate with one
Godzilla Vs. Hedorah (1971) – Review
While it’s tough to imagine it during his more sillier moments, Godzilla has always been a creature with one, googly eye on social issues, be
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