80s fashions, nutzoid Vietnam vets, weird cultural appropriation, Joe Esposito’s “You’re The Best” blaring on the soundtrack – for a lot of people, The Karate
Tag: 2010s
Apostle (2018) – Review
While I’d like to think that I’m cool with my cinematic heroes attempting to try new things other than the genre that first brought them
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) – Review
Kids these days have it so easy. You see, back in my day, people didn’t make horror movies for seven year-olds, you just let seven
Drive (2011) – Review
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.
Arrival (2016) – Review
Movies about mankind attempting some sort of chinwag with an alien intelligence are a dime a dozen and some of the finest filmmakers around have
No Escape (2015) – Review
Not to be confused with the Ray Liotta sci-fi action film directed by Martin Campbell (“Ray Liotta sci-fi action film” will never not be a
Red State (2011) – Review
Ever since Clerks hit the scene back in 1994, Kevin Smith had carved a fairly impressive niche for himself as a guy who knew how
Triple 9 (2016) – Review
Heist films tend to mostly be either unfeasibly well oiled machines of slick, technical expertise or zippy quirk-fests that see an ensemble banter just as
Goosebumps (2015) – Review
Every generation has their own personal examples of gateway horror. For me it was Jaws, as repeated viewings left me hankering for stronger stuff the
The Autopsy Of Jane Doe (2016) – Review
When it comes to crafting a horror film, sometimes the hook of the basic story is almost as important as the finished film itself as
The Accountant (2016) – Review
The relationship between autism and cinema as always been a little awkward. Sure, Dustin Hoffman may have nabbed an Oscar for his work in Rain
Den Of Thieves (2018) – Review
I believe it was a wise man who once said “You come at the king, you best not miss” (it was Omar from The Wire
Annihilation (2018) – Review
Transformative, ambiguous, horror/sci-fi isn’t exactly it’s own sub genre yet, but that hasn’t stopped Alex Garland from trying to make it happen ever since he
Snowpiercer (2013) – Review
South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has always specialised in giving familiar genres a memorable, off-beat spin in way that often results in irresistible masterpieces. Be
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014) – Review
Inbred mutants are nothing if not resilient; after all how do you explain the Wrong Turn movie racking up five entries within nine years when
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) – Review
Even a hitman can hit the target but spectacularly miss the point, I guess.Basically, in 2011, Jason Statham appeared in The Mechanic, a typically “Stathed
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (2012) – Review
And so the inexorable string of Wrong Turn sequels rolled ever on. In 2012, the tally of installments bizarrely rose to five when some bright
The Wolfman (2010) – Review
It seems that almost as long as I can remember, Universal gave been trying to jump start their Universal Monsters series much like zapping bolts
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011) – Review
Before we begin I just have to ask, has anyone out there at any point, ever wondered about the origins of the trio of inbred
The Mechanic (2011) – Review
Love or hate Jason Statham, you can’t deny that what he does has placed him in that echelon of action heroes that are placed above
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