Sometimes your first instinct is bang on the money. Based on a Korean comic book I’ve never read which was in turn based on a
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Ocean’s Eight (2018) – Review
It seemed that the antisocial – but still relentlessly cool – antics of Danny Ocean’s gradually expanding gang of thieves was long since over after
Non-Stop (2014) – Review
While Taken certainly has the bragging rights for making Liam Neeson a late-career action star, you really can’t under-sell the efforts of director Jaume Collet-Serra
Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012) – Review
Seeing as the last Puppet Master came so close to being trashily worthwhile, it’s no great surprise that the franchise decided to remain within the
Premium Rush (2012) – Review
Bike messengers. Not exactly the most beloved members of our city streets, are they? Whizzing in and out of traffic, mounting pavements and generally being
Mother! (2017) – Review
Ever since he got started in film, Darren Aronofsky has been excelling in providing cinematic experiences that each prove to be more traumatic than the
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) – Review
Back in 2012, despite delivering solid thrills, Tom Cruise’s first stint as Lee Child’s Jack Reacher offered up a compelling argument for why size really
Tekken (2010) – Review
It’s a strange fact that despite fighting games arguably having the least plot of any video game genre (there’s a tournament, people fight), there is
Only The Brave (2017) – Review
You ever feel like sometimes knowing too much about a movie messes up your experience of watching it? I’m not talking about plot leaks, spoilers
Puppet Master: Axis Of Evil (2010) – Review
Even the most hardiest of puppets need to take some down time every once in a while – but for a hot minute there it
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – Review
Undoubtedly one of the thorniest subjects a filmmaker could tackle in the modern age, the spectre of 9/11 is something that has to be treated
Rings (2017) – Review
Possibly the most startling thing about Rings, the bizarrely belated trilogy capper for the American wing of the Ring franchise, is the fact that it
Jack Reacher (2012) – Review
When adapting a character from book to film, how important is it that the physical embodiment of a beloved protagonist matches that of his literary
My Soul To Take (2010) – Review
Before his untimely death in 2015, director Wes Craven made his final directorial bow in 2011 with Scream 4 and while it certainly wasn’t the
A Simple Favour (2018) – Review
Where does one go after the disastrously received, all-female reboot of Ghostbusters? While I’ll freely admit that, while noticably inferior, Paul Feig’s colourful and fun
The Town (2010) – Review
Even with the incredibly gritty Gone Baby Gone under his directorial belt, I don’t think anyone was expecting Ben Affleck’s next filmmaking effort to take
Baywatch (2017) – Review
Much like video games, Anime and comic book movies during the 90s, the road of movie adaptations of beloved TV shows has been about as
Seventh Son (2014) – Review
Why is nailing fantasy on film so damned hard? While other may debate that the lucrative likes of Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter
The Mandalorian – Season 1, Chapter 8: Redemption (2019) – Review
Redemption brings the first season of The Mandalorian to a confident and emotionally satisfying close. After the tension and cliffhanger ending of Chapter 7, the
Leprechaun Returns (2018) – Review
Whether you want to admit it or not, the Leprechaun is a legitimate horror icon. Complain all you like, but the evidence is irrefutable: he’s
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