Throughout his very notable career, the indomitable Zack Snyder and his filmography has swung wildly between having me be genuinely impressed with his distinctive, muscular
Tag: 2000s
Anacondas: Trail Of Blood (2009) – Review
While the previous installment of the Anaconda franchise was hardly a cinematic masterpiece, its awfulness was strangely watchable in a stoned-at-three-in-the-morning kind of way –
Black Hawk Down (2001) – Review
In order to place you deeply into the maelstrom of cacophonous hell that is war, filmmakers often have to embrace the chaos if they’re going
Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist (2005) – Review
When it comes to the tale of two Exorcist sequels, it was hardly a case of “it was the best of times, it was the
Unleashed (2005) – Review
When broken down, modern-set martial arts movies are something of a simple breed. Usually, while the fights and choreography are blisteringly complex, the stories and
Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008) – Review
If killer animal franchises were Infinity Stones then someone should’ve sent the Avengers to have a stern chat with the Syfy Channel a few years
District 9 (2009) – Review
When used correctly, science fiction can be the optimum genre to use when examining what it means to be human in a variety of different
Cursed (2005) – Review
Whether you enjoyed the meta revolution that came from the success of Scream, or just thought all the self referential jabs got in the way
The Prestige (2006) – Review
According to Christopher Nolan’s underrated magician-at-war film, The Prestige, there are three aspects to every magic trick: The Pledge, The Turn and The Prestige. Fittingly,
Evolution (2001) – Review
The special effects comedy is a notoriously tough beast to pull off. Essentially perfected by Ghostbusters back in 1984, filmmakers have been trying to sniff
Haute Tension (2003) – Review
Anyone in the know would tell you: don’t fuck with New French Extremity because it would most likely fuck you back.Linked to the New Extremity
Equilibrium (2002) – Review
In the wake of The Matrix, it was unsurprisingly fair game for any kind of action/sci-fi that clothed its anti-establishment leanings in long black coats
The Gift (2000) – Review
Sandwiched between his earlier, gonzoid classics and his later, bigger budgeted, superhero phase, Sam Raimi had, what could be called his “sensible period”. Easing back
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) – Review
I don’t know about you, but to me it seems like any attempt to sequelize William Friedkin’s seminal horror titan is destined to be as
Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid (2004) – Review
No one ever goes sets out to make a bad sequel – or at least, I hope not. Oh sure, the money men probably can’t
Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) – Review
After its release in 1999, the impactful arrival of The Blair Witch Project meant that its minimalist, lost in the woods, camcorder shot, hellscape became
Lake Placid 2 (2007) – Review
Hey, anyone remember Lake Placid? Sure you do! It was that killer crocodile movie that came out in 1999 that had a surprisingly great cast
Insomnia (2002) – Review
Since drifting into the realms of the super-blockbuster with the likes of Batman Begins, is somewhat easy to forget the quieter and smaller affairs that
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) – Review
If I had to pick out only one difference between James O’Barr’s gently vicious comic book, The Crow and the sequels that came in the
Memento (2000) – Review
Right from the beginning, Christopher Nolan has been obsessed with the way that time and narrative can be so easily be manipulated by the magic
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