Lone Survivor (2013) – Review

I don’t know about you, but modern war films are a little tougher for me to embrace than ones that concern themselves over older conflicts.

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Mama (2013) – Review

Before he unleashed an updated Pennywise on the world in his ambitious, two-movie take of Stephen King’s gargantuan It, Andy Muschietti was schmoozing with none

Homefront (2013) – Review

Whether you appreciate the bald, hard-hitting stylings of Jason Statham or not, you have to admit that he’s certainly etched his name into the mighty

Prisoners (2013) – Review

Horror filmmakers can try to put as many unspeakable terrors on the screen as they can, but all the boogeymen, monsters and apparitions in the

Filth (2013) – Review

Just because Danny Boyle found the cheat code on how to adapt Irvine Welsh with Trainspotting (see also David Fincher cracking Chuck Palahniuk with Fight

Company Of Heroes (2013) – Review

As we head into occupied territory on the way to face the final days of the German army, we unsurprisingly find ourselves once again in

Now You See Me (2013) – Review

Magic is a tenuous thing. See it from the right angle and for a miraculous moment you’d believe that the impossible is possible as you’re

Death Race: Inferno (2013) – Review

Being a direct prequel to any film, let alone one directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, is something of a thankless task. Simply put, when it

Hatchet III (2013) – Review

Despite original claims that it was a bold return to classic horror values, the Hatchet franchise didn’t really add all that much to the long,

Rush (2013) – Review

There are seemingly two ways to properly come at a sports movie (we won’t count the third which are parodies like Baseketball and Dodgeball); the

The Marine 3: Homefront (2013) – Review

While the existence of The Marine franchise may prove to be somewhat perplexing to those who tend to avoid direct to DVD actioners, you can’t

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

2 Guns (2013) – Review

Superstar charisma can be as important to a movie as editing, directing or even writing because even if some of the other aspects aren’t quite

Red 2 (2013) – Review

Some films ingrain themselves on your psyche with the intensity of a laser aimed at a secret agent’s crotch and creates an indelible core memory

Kick-Ass 2 (2013) – Review

Apparently, one of the toughest kind of movies to sequelize are ones specifically directed by Matthew Vaughn that are based from comics penned by Scottish

Carrie (2013) – Review

The undisputed prom queen of the “good for her” subgenre of horror will always be be the bloodstained image of Stephen King’s Carrie White –

Machete Kills (2013) – Review

Even after making a full length movie out of his fake, Mexploitation trailer, Machete, it seemed that Robert Rodriguez still hadn’t gotten Grindhouse out of

V/H/S/2 (2013) – Review

If the first V/H/S taught us anything is that an anthology movie is chiefly going to be judged on it’s best and worst segments with

Pain & Gain (2013) – Review

After nearly burning himself out on three gargantuan Transformers movies in a row, it’s telling that Michael Bay’s idea of a smaller, intimate movie is

The Last Stand (2013) – Review

After Arnold Schwarzenegger’s term as the Governator of California was at an end, it was only a matter of time before he found himself back

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