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The Thursday Murder Club (2025) – Review

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We all love a whodunit now it seems, and whether it’s Kenneth Branagh’s version of Hercule Poirot, or Daniel Craig’s lusciously accented Benoit Blanc, there

Hell Or High Water (2016) – Review

August 17, 2025 greigzilla

Back in the days of the classic western, the division between the black and white hats who would clash over the law were as clearly

Man On Fire (2004) – Review

August 11, 2025 greigzilla

Thanks to movies like Taken, the subgenre of formerly dramatic actors suddenly becoming indestructible avenging angels have become a regular sight when someone wants to

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) – Review

July 28, 2025 greigzilla

Depending on where you sit on the rise/fall of the spoof comedy in American cinema, the third and final cinematic outing of Leslie Nielsen’s Frank

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell Of Fear (1991) – Review

July 25, 2025 greigzilla

If you ever needed evidence that writing spoof comedy is like walking a razor, all you have to do is look and the microscopic differences

The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! (1988) – Review

July 17, 2025 greigzilla

There’s an old adage that reads “at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” and despite the comedic team of ZAZ (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker) nailing

Dick Tracy (1990) – Review

July 13, 2025 greigzilla

Passion projects, especially ones set in a more fantastical realm, rarely ever go well, but even so, Dick Tracy must have looked like a sure

Drive (2011) – Review

April 4, 2025 greigzilla

It’s always a fascinating thing when a director with a more elusive style makes something that accessible enough to be embraced by the general audience.

Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) – Review

March 28, 2025 greigzilla

Not to come down too hard on Christian Gudegast’s gritty, 2018 crime flick, but possibly the most overwhelming twist that came out of that film

Casino (1995) – Review

March 27, 2025 greigzilla

During the 1990s, Martin Scorsese crafted a gangster movie that became embraced as one of – if not the – greatest mob movie ever made.

Triple 9 (2016) – Review

March 8, 2025 greigzilla

Heist films tend to mostly be either unfeasibly well oiled machines of slick, technical expertise or zippy quirk-fests that see an ensemble banter just as

Den Of Thieves (2018) – Review

February 24, 2025 greigzilla

I believe it was a wise man who once said “You come at the king, you best not miss” (it was Omar from The Wire

Heathers (1988) – Review

December 10, 2024 greigzilla

To accurately snag an entire generation into worshiping your teen movie, it helps to remember a few things: you probably shouldn’t attempt to talk down

The Penguin – Season 1, Episode 1: After Hours (2024) – Review

September 21, 2024 greigzilla

Matt Reeves’ The Batman was the latest attempt to try and see just how dingy and serious Hollywood could get the Dark Knight and even

Heavenly Creatures (1994) – Review

July 14, 2024 greigzilla

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

Edmond (2005) – Review

July 6, 2024 greigzilla

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