Kenneth Branagh was once hailed as the successor to Laurence Olivier as the greatest, Shakespearean actor of his generation, but as dear old Kenny persued
Tag: 2010s
Blair Witch (2016) – Review
Probably the biggest surprise that came with Adam Wingard’s 2016’s stealth, Blair Witch sequel is that it existed at all. Filmed in secret under a
Lake Placid 3 (2010) – Review
Do you know, I don’t think I’m ever going to understand the SyFy Channel’s obsession with churning out endless, cheap, killer animal movies for as
Nemesis 5: The New Model (2017) – Review
After twenty years of laying dormant, the long forgotten Nemesis suddenly came back on-line and lurched into life. Quite why it decided to do so
Attack The Block (2011) – Review
Cinematic alien invasions have taken all sorts of shapes and sizes over the decades – be it the gargantuan saucers from Independence Day hovering over
Free Fire (2016) – Review
I really have a sizable soft spot for movies that dispense with complicated plots and multiple destinations in favour of focusing entirely on incident. It’s
True Grit (2010) – Review
The Coen Brothers are probably two most reliable filmmakers working today, but their output during the ’00 was uncharacteristically shakey. Starting the decade off with
Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018) – Review
Surely the whole point of a cheap jack, cash in, direct to video sequel is to capitalize on the success of the first, theatrical movie
The Equalizer 2 (2018) – Review
There was something perversely fascinating about watching a man of Denzel Washington’s infinite talents stab, punch, batter and shoot his way through The Equalizer, Antoine
Children Of The Corn: Runaway (2018) – Review
Much like the closing moments of a horror film, we thought it was all over… only to be proved horribly wrong when the terror started
Last Shift (2014) – Review
If there ever was a problem with the bygone world of direct to DVD horror flicks and the current universe of streaming, it’s that the
The Equalizer (2014) – Review
Of all the actors to tackle their advancing years by going the Liam Neeson/Taken route and portraying a dude who can make mincemeat of men
Children Of The Corn: Genesis (2011) – Review
Do you remember that bit at the end of It’s A Wonderful Life where an offensively cute child states that every time a bell rings,
Life (2017) – Review
When the trailer first surfaced for the 2017 sci-fi creeper, Life, there was a persistent theory going the rounds that it was actually a secret
Chappie (2015) – Review
After he delivered one of the most impressive debuts of modern times with District 9, I was patiently waiting for director Neill Blomkamp to take
Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning (2012) – Review
Ever since filmmakers started trying to sequalize Roland Emmerich’s 90’s original, the Universal Soldier franchise has been rejecting follow up after follow up like a
Poltergeist (2015) – Review
If you’re gonna do a remake, you’d better have a point – I mean beyond trying to make money off a recognisable franchise name. While
The Last Airbender (2010) – Review
If anything was destined to invoke the ire of critics and audiences back in 2010, it was either a misguided attempt to realise a beloved
The Raid 2 (2014) – Review
In 2011, Gareth Evans hauled off and smashed us in the face with The Raid, a stupendously brutal, high-energy action masterpiece that quickly crawled it’s
Headshot (2016) – Review
Someone was going to take up the baton of hyper-violent, Indonesian action movies after Gareth Evans mic dropped The Raid 2 all over us and
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