When it comes to tactless examples of vigilante cinema, there’s something about the simple sleeze of James Glickenhaus’ fascinatingly nasty The Exterminator that really stood
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Righteous Kill (2008) – Review
It’s an inescapable fact that nobody’s perfect. Think of your most cherished cinematic idol and chances are they screwed the pooch at least one time
The Lost Bus (2025) – Review
Once upon a time, disaster movies were lavish affairs that saw an all-star cast either fighting or running from some unimaginable act of destructive carnage,
One Battle After Another (2025) – Review
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes – from the sight of John McClane fighting bad guys in a vest, to the muscles on John
The Nice Guys (2016) – Review
Films come and films go, and while some that barely seem worthy of attention get franchises that seemingly twirl off into infinity, other, more worthy
The Exterminator (1980) – Review
The vigilante genre – especially ones that also dabble in Nam-sploitation – tend to be quite a grim prospect both in tone and in (pun
The Guest (2014) – Review
After the team of director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett managed to flip the trope of the Final Girl on its head (and then
The Long Walk (2025) – Review
In a time where the vast majority of King adaptations are already on their second, or even third go round, it’s somewhat refreshing to find
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (1974) – Review
There’s something about a 70s thriller that just hits different. Maybe because it was a decade so utterly berefted of sanded down edges that just
Caught Stealing (2025) – Review
Surely I can’t have been the only one to notice that there’s been a clutch of modest thrillers popping up that’s hoping to bring the
Revenge (1990) – Review
To say that Tony Scott had an eclectic filmography is something of an understatement. Kicking off his feature career with goth vampire arthouse flick, The
The Thursday Murder Club (2025) – Review
We all love a whodunit now it seems, and whether it’s Kenneth Branagh’s version of Hercule Poirot, or Daniel Craig’s lusciously accented Benoit Blanc, there
Eenie Meanie (2025) – Review
Remember back during the nineties when it felt like every third, cinematic release was a cool, quirky crime flick along the lines of Out Of
Eddington (2025) – Review
Which ever way you look at it, 2020 was a crazy time for the world in general. I mean, I wouldn’t exactly claim things have
Hell Or High Water (2016) – Review
Back in the days of the classic western, the division between the black and white hats who would clash over the law were as clearly
Man On Fire (2004) – Review
Thanks to movies like Taken, the subgenre of formerly dramatic actors suddenly becoming indestructible avenging angels have become a regular sight when someone wants to
No Tears In Hell (2025) – Review
Movies based on the exploits of real life serial killers tend to bug me these days. I get the fascination concerning a person committing horrific
Dèjá Vu (2006) – Review
Whether we like it or not, surveillance is a part of modern life now with cameras literally everywhere. Be it on street corners, ATMs, hovering
Unstoppable (2010) – Review
From the gothic/new romantic/vampire trappings of The Hunger to the overblown Americana of Top Gun, Tony Scott never really did things by half, but I
Sniper 3 (2004) – Review
The most strange thing about the continuing adventures of Tom Berenger’s legendarily miserable, nine-fingered sniper is that he has continuing adventures in the first place.
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