One of the more frustrating aspects of action movies in the 00’s was the unnecessary existences of the “harder cut”. Now, what this would generally
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Superman Returns (2006) – Review
After nearly 20 years away from the big screen, Warner Brothers – no doubt inspired by the glowing warmth of the warming glow given to
Mission: Impossible III (2006) – Review
It wouldn’t be a million miles from the truth to say that the third outing for Tom Cruise’s flippy/dangly super spy Ethan Hunt is probably
Punisher: War Zone (2008) – Review
By the time we got to the third swing at capturing the criminal slaughtering, skull shirted vigilante that is known as The Punisher, there was
The Punisher (2004) – Review
In Hollywood’s seemingly neverending quest to successfully transfer Marvel Comic’s The Punisher to celluloid, we eventually come to it’s second attempt in 2004. Hower, instead
V For Vendetta (2006) – Review
V For Vendetta, the magnificent graphic novel written by famously anti-social hair sculpture Alan Moore, was always going to be a tough nut to crack
Watchmen (2009) – Review
Based on renowned misery-wizard Alan Moore’s legendary DC graphic novel (some say the greatest ever written) Watchmen takes place in an alternate universe where costumed
The Mist (2007) – Review
Frank Darabont is famously no stranger to Stephen King, but an argument could be made that his superlative adaptations of both The Shawshank Redemption and
Constantine (2005) – Review
First dreamed up by grumpy, fuzzy faced comics overlord Alan Moore as a supporting character to mossy eco-warrior Swamp Thing, chain-smoking, street magician and full
Zombieland (2009) – Review
Set to the pounding snarl of Metallica’s For Whom The Bell Tolls, we are thrust head first into the gleeful wonders of Zombieland, a delightfully
The Dark Knight (2008) – Review
Coming out of nowhere to redeem the bat-franchise with Batman Begins (not the Batman film we deserved, but the Batman film we needed), who could’ve
Batman Begins (2005) – Review
It’s always been said that Bruce Wayne’s pointy-eared alter ego can best any opponent given enough prep time and after Warners had unleashed the most
Searching… (2018) – Review
There’s been a fair smattering of internet based thrillers over the last few years, movies such as Unfriended, that take the concept of the found
Halloween: Resurrection (2002) – Review
After Halloween H20 confused everyone as to how exactly to pronounce it’s name when asking for a ticket, the other lasting effect of that slick
Blade: Trinity (2004) – Review
When you consider how much of an influence the original Blade is credited with when it comes to the meteoric rise (and rise) of the
Dreamcatcher (2003) – Review
Just because you are the world’s preeminent horror author, it doesn’t mean that you’re not gonna produce the odd stinker every now and then and
Halloween 2 (2009) – Review
I think it’s safe to say that Rob Zombie’s crack at John Carpenter’s timeless slasher template was not all it could have been. Trying to
Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer (2007) – Review
Sometimes people, when faced with an adaption of beloved literature, can focus too much on the negative while being wilfully blind to the positive that’s
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) – Review
As horror history has resolutely and repeatedly taught us is that the Texas Chainsaw movies are particularly hard to sequelize so producer Michael Bay chose
Rambo (2008) – Review
After an extended leave of absence, and thanks to the critical success of the immensely satisfying comeback of Rocky Balboa, Stallone’s OTHER iconic character returns
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