If you think follow-ups, spin-offs and sequels come at us at a fearsome rate now, you should have seen how fast things moved in the
Tag: Film Review
Baghead (2023) – Review
I guess sometimes it’s nice to have an idea first, but if somebody else manages to do a better job, then not even the powers
Forbidden Planet (1956) – Review
When casting a glowing, green scanning ray upon the fertile realms of 50s science fiction, it doesn’t take the clicks and whirs of a super
The Beekeeper (2024) – Review
During his directorial career of angst ridden action thrillers, David Ayer has explored the self-loathing brotherhood of war (Fury), the self-loathing brotherhood of super villainy
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989) – Review
While I don’t want to sound like something of an action snob, the news that many American Ninja fans utterly despise the third installment came
28 Days Later (2002) – Review
Despite the presence of slavering, gurgling ghouls presiding over an apocalyptic landscape, there’s been something of a debate over the years about whether 28 Days
Rush Hour 2 (2001) – Review
In 1998, armed with the power of a never ending stream of conscious thought bullshit emitting from the pie hole of Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan
Dolls (1986) – Review
If there’s one thing schlock producer Charles Band seems to love (aside from making low budget movies, of course), its killer dolls. From the days
Runaway (1984) – Review
If you needed more proof that the world of filmmaking contains more swings and roundabouts than a playground the size of Erith, all you need
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968) – Review
Probably one of the strangest trilogies you’ve never heard of, the Yokai Monsters series saw its second installment hit Japanese theatres a mere seven months
The Church (1989) – Review
In an alternate timeline, Dario Argento – the Italian master of horror – and Michele Soavi – the man responsible for the magnificently flamboyant 80s
Logan’s Run (1976) – Review
Dystopian futures are a funny old thing. Just as long as humankind’s civil liberties are being well and truly ploughed in the rear, the faceless
The Lodge (2019) – Review
Never mind heartwarming vistas of families building snowmen and kids sledding down marshmallow white drifts; anyone who knows anything, knows that snow is fucking scary.John
Barbarella (1968) – Review
Despite Roger Vadim’s 1968 swinging, sci-fi sex comedy, Barbarella being quite possibly the very definition of a cult classic, as a child of the Star
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968) – Review
One of the things I love about exploring lesser-known franchises from other countries is that you’re essentially deep diving into the weirder nooks and crannies
Destroy All Neighbors (2024) – Review
Sure, logic, maturity and a sense of decorum are cool and all, but sometimes (a lot of times, actually) nothing helps slap a big, dumb
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) – Review
“This is the most ridiculous story I’ve heard in my life!” maintains curtly moustachioed commanding officer “Wild Bill” Woodward as he gets the lowdown of
Saving Private Ryan (1998) – Review
“That’s quite a view.”If the First World War was erroneously said to be the war to end all wars, then surely Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private
V/H/S/85 (2023) – Review
You have to give streaming services credit, once they hit a hot streak they rarely ease up on the gas. A healthy example of this
Death Wish 3 (1985) – Review
There always seems to be that telling moment in any long running franchise where it morphs into something so far removed from its original concept,
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