Deliverance (1972) – Review

For such a seemingly “normal” director as John Boorman, he didn’t half go all in when it came to cramming cinema full of batshit, crazy.

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Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) – Review

Sequelizing William Friedkin’s The Exorcist was never going to be an easy job as, for all intents and purposes, it’s as perfect a horror film

Shooter (2007) – Review

Never was the Mark Wahlberg rule more fully in effect than in Shooter, Antoine Fuqua’s muscular 2007 snipe-fest. What exactly was the Mark Wahlberg rule,

Toy Story 3 (2010) – Review

Cinema is littered with trilogies that narrowly missed nailing the hat trick, scoring two out of three falls, or simply just having one weaker entry.

Superman II (1980) – Review

The tale behind Superman’s sophomore flight on the big screen is one of betrayal, missed opportunities and bitter lessons learned… oh wait, did you think

Superman: The Movie (1978) – Review

This is it. The big one. The numero uno. The head cheese. The man of steel.The legitimate grandpappy and the alpha and omega of the

Captain America (1990) – Review

Say what you will about the two laughably cheap 1979 TV movies that played absurdly fast and loose with Captain America’s history, at least they