Spy Game (2001) – Review

When it comes to odd filmmaking gifts that shouldn’t work but strangely do, surely it’s Tony Scott’s bizarre talent to take dramatic, mature moments and

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Asylum (1972) – Review

Almost imperceptibly, the landscape of horror was changing. With the 60s now comfortably in the review mirror, a cadre of hungry directors are now poised

Zardoz (1974) – Review

Picture the scene… A giant stone head floats above a barren landscape as it bellows the phrase “The gun is good! The penis is evil!”

Dune: Part Two (2024) – Review

Back in 2021, director Denis Villeneuve took a massive risk by tackling one of the white whales of sci-fi literature, Frank Herbert’s Dune. Not only

Angel Heart (1987) – Review

Film noir has had some radical variations over the years; from Ridley Scott’s moody, future shock, extravaganza, Blade Runner, to Rian Johnson’s Raymond Chandler inspired

Orca: The Killer Whale (1977) – Review

I’ve mentioned the effect Steven Spielberg’s Jaws had on cinema more times than there are fish in the sea, but while the many also-rans and

Assassin’s Creed (2016) – Review

Throwing their not inconsiderable weight into the video game adaptation ring, the director and two leads from 2015’s Macbeth take a crack at what is