I’ve been down this particular avenue before, but when it comes to constructing a complex, crime epic, all attempts inevitably drop to their knees and
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Whistle (2025) – Review
No matter the decade, it seems that high school kids just can’t stop themselves getting embroiled in supernatural shenanigans that shorten their lifespan exponentially. But
“Wuthering Heights” (2026) – Review
The classics are classics, and time shall not wither them – however, that doesn’t mean that filmmakers aren’t going to come along with every new
Ocean’s Eleven (2001) – Review
Usually when people offer up remakes that are better than the original, their first port of call is to pick either a slice of 80s
Heroes Shed No Tears (1984) – Review
In 1986, after roughly a decade of slaving away making movies he didn’t want to make, John Woo finally exploded onto the scene proper with
Flightplan (2005) – Review
It seems that scrabbling around her swanky house as she played a tense game of cat and mouse with a trio of robbers rubbed off
Tales From The Crypt Presents: Ritual (2002) – Review
OK, I have to admit something. Despite being a huge fan of Tales From The Crypt, I had utterly forgotten that a third film existed
The Sentinel (2006) – Review
Not to be confused with Michael Winner’s 1977, batshit take on Rosemary’s Baby – in fact I can’t think of two movies that share a
Retro Puppet Master (1999) – Review
After six previous entries that’s cast the eponymous puppets as both villains, saviours of humanity and devious wildcards that’ll turn on their titular master in
The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026) – Review
While I believe that ambition should be applauded in the realms of franchises, it’s ultimately how filmmakers express their aspiring ideas that actually results in
Cellular (2004) – Review
Do you know what’s quite satisfying? Digging out a forgotten action/thriller that turns out to be something of a little cracker. Usually these movies are
The Mangler Reborn (2005) – Review
Do you ever sit down and watch some unasked for sequel to a movie that wasn’t that great to begin with and wonder why the
Send Help (2026) – Review
From the days of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, the notion of having to survive on a picturesque, but ultimately lethal island has enticed various storytellers
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
Coyotes (2025) – Review
Cinema’s thirst for co-opting and demonising everything in the animal kingdom that walks, crawls, swims or slithers and turning them into voracious engines of man
The Wrecking Crew (2026) – Review
Sometimes I worry that crafting the big dumb action movies of decades past has become something of a lost art. In my youth I revelled
Marty Supreme (2025) – Review
Isn’t it strange when a film is misrepresented by its own advertising? For example, I’m not sure what movie I was expecting when I finally
Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood (2003) – Review
While all good things apparently come to an end, suppose the same can be said for the likes of bad things too – however, where
Shelter (2026) – Review
As of late, Jason Statham seems to be on something of a tear. Whether you actually dig his particular brand of ass-kickery, one of the
Iron Lung (2026) – Review
Video game adaptations usually occur when the game in question has more than their share of expansive action. From the colourful world of a speed
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