Hacksaw Ridge (2016) – Review

While he’s certainly had his issues off-screen, there’s no one else in Hollywood that can quite equal Mel Gibson when it comes to approaching something

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The Untouchables (1987) – Review

After starting the 80s by making a string of pumped up, psycho-sexual thrillers that tried to out Giallo Dario Argento and out Hitchcock Hitchcock, Brian

Only The Brave (2017) – Review

You ever feel like sometimes knowing too much about a movie messes up your experience of watching it? I’m not talking about plot leaks, spoilers

Black Mass (2015) – Review

Due to our fascination at people becoming a law unto themselves, gangster movies have always come along at a steady trickle. Mafia, Yakuza, London Gangsters,

Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – Review

Undoubtedly one of the thorniest subjects a filmmaker could tackle in the modern age, the spectre of 9/11 is something that has to be treated

Raging Bull (1980) – Review

In 1976, Rocky was released to the world and frankly, was a sensation. Gritty, but chock-full of heart, we followed the unlikely journey of a

American Made (2017) – Review

Stories of spectacular rags to hideous riches are as American as apple pie – after all, what signifies the American dream more than someone making

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

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