The history of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is as almost notorious as the movie itself; an agonisingly uncomfortable shoot had virtually everyone at each other’s
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The Dead Pool
Not to be confused with Ryan Reynolds’ notoriously hyper-verbal superhero, The Dead Pool proved to be the fifth and final case for Clint Eastwood’s ever
Brotherhood Of The Wolf
When movies decide to try and pull off a mash up, the results, by definition, are usually a mixed bag. Sometimes the fusing together of
Shaft
Back in 1971, Shaft was one of leading lights of Blaxploitation cinema, but you kinda feel that the continuing adventures of the black private dick
The Final Destination
Whether by design or by fate, Final Destination arguably had one of the neatest horror concepts of the noughties. Essentially a slasher movie where the
Sudden Impact
Reviewing the sequels that followed in the wake of Don Siegel’s Dirty Harry is somewhat of a thankless task these days. Oh, don’t get me
Shaft In Africa
Sequels, like the slick private dick that gets all the chicks himself, always have that pressure to perform when the heat is on. No matter
Copshop
During his career, Joe Carnham has cornered the market in gritty, sarcastic throwbacks that alternate between harrowing drama (Narc, The Grey) and darkly humorous romps
The Enforcer
By the third time Clint Eastwood dusted off his 44. Magnum, pulled on a pair of $29.50 slacks and did that swept back thing with
Shaft’s Big Score!
Exploding onto the scene in 1971 with possibly one of the most notorious theme tunes in cinema history, Shaft grabbed everybody’s attention thanks to his
Magnum Force
Right up to the moment the titular hero turned his maniacal nemesis into the equivalent of a human polo mint with a slug from his
Censor
The Video Nasties hysteria of the 80’s was an era in British cinema history that I’ve always found fascinating in a terrifying way. A child
Reminiscence
Sci-fi/noir has created some memorable bangers over the years which is fitting considering its newest entry, Reminiscence, is all about memory and is a Nolan-esque
Shaft
Anyone unfamiliar with the blaxploitation pictures of the 70’s usually pictures the more cartoonish end of the spectrum with glorified pimps dressed in garish refinery,
Omen IV: The Awakening
These days, switching an established horror series over to the small screen is a fairly regular and painless occurrence with franchises such as The Evil
Don’t Breathe 2
When deciding to take a villain from a genre flick and flip the audience’s perception of them for a sequel or reimagining, much like the
Dirty Harry
The image of Clint Eastwood chewing on a cigar, wrapped in a poncho and squinting at his enemies from underneath a dusty cowboy hat is
The Reef
In the swirling wake left by 2003’s Open Water, filmmakers realised that by utilising modern camera technology with old school guerilla filmmaking, your killer shark
Old
Say what you will about M. Night Shyamalan, you cannot deny that he’s still one of Hollywood’s premier ideas men, constantly coming up with original,
Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions
Anyone who managed to fight their way through the perky but dumb thriller Escape Room surely agrees that the most confounding aspect of Adam Robitel’s
