Surely I can’t have been the only one to notice that there’s been a clutch of modest thrillers popping up that’s hoping to bring the
Surely I can’t have been the only one to notice that there’s been a clutch of modest thrillers popping up that’s hoping to bring the
To say that Tony Scott had an eclectic filmography is something of an understatement. Kicking off his feature career with goth vampire arthouse flick, The
We all love a whodunit now it seems, and whether it’s Kenneth Branagh’s version of Hercule Poirot, or Daniel Craig’s lusciously accented Benoit Blanc, there
Remember back during the nineties when it felt like every third, cinematic release was a cool, quirky crime flick along the lines of Out Of
Which ever way you look at it, 2020 was a crazy time for the world in general. I mean, I wouldn’t exactly claim things have
Back in the days of the classic western, the division between the black and white hats who would clash over the law were as clearly
Thanks to movies like Taken, the subgenre of formerly dramatic actors suddenly becoming indestructible avenging angels have become a regular sight when someone wants to
Whether we like it or not, surveillance is a part of modern life now with cameras literally everywhere. Be it on street corners, ATMs, hovering
Back in 2020, revenge got a youthful face-lift in the form of Becky, an indie thriller that saw your typical woman vs. scumbags movie and
From the gothic/new romantic/vampire trappings of The Hunger to the overblown Americana of Top Gun, Tony Scott never really did things by half, but I
Cinema has had its fair share of everyday girls who can suddenly shift into beast mode when the situation calls for it. Be it Chloë
Anthology movies are always a messy affair almost by definition – I mean, how else would you describe a genre that requires that we patiently
I can’t help but think that the killer shark movie has swum into some fairly stagnant waters. Thanks to the unlimited opportunities afforded by streaming
The genre of the hard boiled cop pushed too far by the system pretty much hit it’s zenith in the 70s thanks to the sight
The killer shark movie has been swimming in circles for quite a while now as endless movies (usually straight to streaming) from all around the
It’s starting to greatly amuse me now as to how many weirdo movies are being released these days that come complete with gushing, arthouse-style compliments
No matter how many ways you crunched the numbers, it was still a surprise to hear that Ben Affleck hitman-with-autism movie, The Accountant, was going
You’ve got to love a good old Hitchcockian gimmick, right? You know, the ones that minimise the cast and locations to act out a tense,
Revenge movies that see a bereaved lead switch to a life of murder can usually burn one of two ways. The first is, naturally, hot
It’s always a fascinating thing when a director with a more elusive style makes something that accessible enough to be embraced by the general audience.