As I’ve stated elsewhere, biopics aren’t exactly my bag. For a start, they tend to be overly glossy, puff pieces that often struggle to to
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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
Secret Window (2004) – Review
“Write what you know” has always been a major piece of advice when it comes to would-be authors and it’s obviously one that’s of prime
Sleepy Hollow (1999) – Review
After his crazed satire Mars Attacks! crashed and burned at the box office and his proposed Superman movie flew headlong into the sun, Tim Burton
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) – Review
Perhaps it’s only fitting that the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies seemed to be getting worse the more money they made at the box office;
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) – Review
I’ve never really been one to complain about inferior sequels taking the sheen of a glowing original, but I really have to think that the
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) – Review
There’s always that pressure for sequels to expand on all that has come before, but where do you go when the franchise started by being
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) – Review
While it makes a certain amount of financial sense for certain, modern trilogies to double up on their final two installments (before the arrival part
Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003) – Review
It’s always a pleasant surprise when a forgotten genre suddenly returns from the dead and enters the awaiting arms of a respective audience – but
Platoon (1986) – Review
I can’t speak for anybody else, but in my mind, common wisdom decrees that there is an unholy trinity of quintessential Vietnam movies that’s made
Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003) – Review
Robert Rodriguez is the very definition of a ‘busy bee’ considering all the shit he seems to have on his plate all the time.Since he
Top 5 Psychedelic Slaughters Of Freddy Krueger
Ever since he kept from the dreams of Wes Craven and into the psyches of the unwitting kids of Elm Street, Freddy Krueger has been
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) – Review
During the height of his fame during the 80’s it would be a fair comparison to say that Freddy Krueger was obviously the Frank Sinatra
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) – Review
In 1984, the late, great Wes Craven – coming off a string of forgettable duds (Swamp Thing, anyone?) – managed to finally make good on
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