Have you ever taken a step back and fully appreciated how frickin’ insane Peter Jackson’s journey from Bad Taste to Lord Of The Rings truly
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Edmond (2005) – Review
On paper, a union between splattery horror director Stuart Gordon and celebrated writer David Mamet seems like an odd combination. Had Gordon hit the mainstream
The Bikeriders (2023) – Review
No matter what, even the most scowling, masculine brute needs a sense of belonging to get them through this unfeasibly random shit show we call
Point Blank (1967) – Review
The American crime movie has always been cool as it usually features really bad people doing really bad things in a way that’s perversely endearing;
Strangers On A Train (1951) – Review
Give Alfred Hitchcock a decent plot and the man was untouchable – his intuitive use of the camera would certainly guarantee that – but give
The Wrong Man (1956) – Review
Alfred Hitchcock is, was, and ever will be revered as the Master of Suspense as his countless thrillers allowed him to play merry Hell with
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows (2011) – Review
After Guy Richie, Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law delivered their predictably bombastic take on Athur Conan Doyle’s legendary sleuth, the notion of a sequel
King Of New York (1990) – Review
To describe Abel Ferrara as something of a cinematic enfant terrible would be something of a devastating understatement. Hell, the fact that he made Driller
Sherlock Holmes (2009) – Review
When you think of Sherlock Holmes you would most likely conjure up visions of gargantuan pipes, deerstalkers and the super detective striding around a musty
Layer Cake (2004) – Review
Once upon a time, long before irreverent Neil Gaiman adaptations, psychotic twelve year-old vigilantes and groovy X-Men movies set in the swinging sixties, Matthew Vaughn
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) – Review
Back in 2005, Robert Rodriguez managed to do the impossible and bottle the impossibly gritty lightning of Frank Miller’s cult, hyper-noir comic, Sin City. He
Death Wish (1974) – Review
It’s strange how the progression of a franchise can colour your perception of the original movie. Take Michael Winner’s Death Wish for example; a 1970s
Sin City (2005) – Review
Even during a decade where comic book movies rose to prominence like never before, Sin City still felt like a lead pipe to the back
Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023) – Review
The prospect of any new Scorsese project coming down the pipe is always a tantalising moment, but there’s always that extra burst on endorphins when
The Continental: From The World Of John Wick – Season 1, Night 2: Loyalty To The Master (2023) – Review
While the first episode of The Continental managed to accurately and intriguingly re-skin the John Wick universe with a 70s era facelift with all the
A Haunting In Venice (2023) – Review
In this current climate of mega sequels and connecting universes, there’s something reliably old fashioned about Kenneth Branagh’s continuing attempts to bring Agatha Christie back
Unleashed (2005) – Review
When broken down, modern-set martial arts movies are something of a simple breed. Usually, while the fights and choreography are blisteringly complex, the stories and
Murder On The Orient Express (2017) – Review
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
The Way Of The Gun (2000) – Review
Before Christopher McQuarrie became Tom Cruise’s number one stunt enabler, he was most famous for penning the labyrinthian screenplay for Bryan Singer’s The Usual Suspects
Cop Land (1997) – Review
Over the years, Sylvester Stallone’s career has taken more dips than a communal pot of salsa at a Nacho festival and yet, like the actor’s
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