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The Smashing Machine (2025) – Review
For decades now, Dwayne Johnson – the artist formally known as The Rock – has been something of a poster boy for the modern, blockbuster
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,
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
Rush (2013) – Review
There are seemingly two ways to properly come at a sports movie (we won’t count the third which are parodies like Baseketball and Dodgeball); the
Casino (1995) – Review
During the 1990s, Martin Scorsese crafted a gangster movie that became embraced as one of – if not the – greatest mob movie ever made.
Last Breath (2025) – Review
There are a handful of potentially lethal jobs out there that require nerves of purest iron to negotiate, but just narrowly edging out bomb diffusing
Ed Wood (1994) – Review
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
Heavenly Creatures (1994) – Review
Have you ever taken a step back and fully appreciated how frickin’ insane Peter Jackson’s journey from Bad Taste to Lord Of The Rings truly
The Bikeriders (2023) – Review
No matter what, even the most scowling, masculine brute needs a sense of belonging to get them through this unfeasibly random shit show we call
The Wrong Man (1956) – Review
Alfred Hitchcock is, was, and ever will be revered as the Master of Suspense as his countless thrillers allowed him to play merry Hell with
Next Goal Wins (2023) – Review
Is it me, or has legendary Kiwi cut-up Taika Watiti lost his edge a bit? I only ask because after a string of heartfelt, indie
Ferrari (2023) – Review
Sports biopics about cars seem to be a prevailing sub-genre these days, but even among the throng of revving engines and actual happenings, an entry
Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023) – Review
The prospect of any new Scorsese project coming down the pipe is always a tantalising moment, but there’s always that extra burst on endorphins when
Black Hawk Down (2001) – Review
In order to place you deeply into the maelstrom of cacophonous hell that is war, filmmakers often have to embrace the chaos if they’re going
Gran Turismo (2023) – Review
After a career spent toiling away in the sci-fi genre, vainly trying to equal his cracking debut, District 9, it seemed that Neill Blomkamp was
House Of Gucci (2021) – Review
So far, 2021 hasn’t been excessively kind to Ridley Scott. After his previous movie The Last Duel (only released barely a month prior) made $10
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