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
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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
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
One Cut Of The Dead (2017) – Review
Patience, they say, is a virtue and for those who can take the time to do things right, great gifts are due to come. Never
Underworld: Blood Wars
I may have ranted out this particular lament before, but who the Hell insists on watching the Underworld movies enough to the extent that we
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Perhaps it’s only fitting that the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies seemed to be getting worse the more money they made at the box office;
Return To Return To Nuke ‘Em High (Aka. Volume 2) (2017) – Review
For fans of the ferociously alternative output of legendary indie studio Troma, the wait for the second half of their unnecessarily epic Class Of Nuke
The Shape Of Water
Referred to elsewhere as Grinding Nemo (although I’d also accept 50 Shoals Of Grey, Brine And A Half Weeks or Basic Fin-stinct), Guillermo Del Toro’s
The Mummy
Watching the 2017 attempt to resurrect The Mummy is painfully awkward in more ways that one. The quality of the movie itself notwithstanding, screen writer
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) – Review
Hollywood’s history of 30 years later “legacy” sequels (give or take) hasn’t exactly been a badge of quality – long mooted returns like Independence Day:
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017) – Review
Living as we do in the time of Rotten Tomatoes and other online grading platforms, the simple art of the aggressively 3-star action movie seems
Ghost In The Shell (2017) – Review
Despite a short, low budget spell back in the 90’s Hollywood and Anime had generally avoided each other like recent exes at parties when it
Beyond Skyline (2017) – Review
Back in 2010, Skyline descended into cinemas with a low budget and high ambitions. Telling the tale of a blue tinged alien invasion as told
Annabelle: Creation (2017) – Review
One thing that confuses me most about the connected universe that spiralled madly out of the wake of James Wan’s The Conjuring in 2013, is
The Bar
Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia made his name with the the cult hits Mutant Action (Accion Mutante) and Day Of The Beast (El día
The Babysitter (2017) – Review
If you were to cast an eye over the directorial career of McG, a pattern starts to emerge of a blockbuster director who really had
Death Note (2017) – Review
Much has been made of the Video Game adaptation’s inability to definitively produce a single great movie from all the attempts hurled at our cinemas
War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017) – Review
I’ve probably stated elsewhere that it’s the Planet Of The Apes remake trifecta that’s the great, unsung movie trilogy of the decade but I only
Dunkirk (2017) – Review
Before we get things started, I’ve a quick point to make: can we stop describing every movie with a sizable budget that goes for a
Jigsaw (2017) – Review
After a hiatus, John Kramer (a.k.a. The Jigsaw Killer, a.k.a. didn’t that guy die back in part 3?) has returned despite no one really asking
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