Never has a title of a film been more apt than Legend. At times you could compare the story of The Kray twins to that of a character from The Old West. Like Billy the Kid or Wyatt Earp, these are … Continue reading Legend (2015) Review
I’ve spoken before about why I am reluctant to watch films that have been categorised as classics and how inevitably I am disappointed when I finally get round to watching them. Either the hype has been too much or I have … Continue reading Network (1976) Review
I’m against pointless, English language remakes. If anything I find it insulting to the original for a director to believe they can replicate or better a foreign language movie by casting more internationally known actors and changing the language. In most … Continue reading Oldboy (2013) Review
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service doesn’t really fit with the rest of the Bond films. It feels like someone created a fake Bond film or even in some cases a spoof. Some of the key ingredients are there but everything feels … Continue reading On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) Review
Recently, DC’s animated Batman movies have been brilliant, bringing adaptations of some of the greatest Batman comics to the screen faithfully. It was with this confidence that I watched Mystery of the Batwoman, thinking it would be a version of one … Continue reading Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003) Review
It is easy to forget, after all the poor sequels and watered down extras that followed the first film, that Shrek is a true animated classic. When it first hit the screen, it was like nothing that had been seen before. … Continue reading Shrek (2001) Review
As a British male, football (or soccer for my American readers) is almost in my genes. I watch football related television every Saturday, gamble on football matches, wear football tops and play football videogames. I can take an irrational, instant dislike … Continue reading Class of ’92 (2013) Review
The videogame industry now rivals the film industry for it’s quality of creative output and the money that the industry makes. Grand Theft Auto alone made over a billion dollars in record time, rivalling studio movies like Jurassic World or The Avengers. It … Continue reading Why videogame movies will never work
Catfish has become a cultural phenomenon, being made famous as a MTV reality TV show. The term itself is now a common expression; meaning a person who pretends to be another person to trick, deceive or manipulate over the internet. It has gotten … Continue reading Catfish (2010) Review
It was recently revealed that Ben Affleck will not only Batman in the new Superman vs Batman : Dawn of Justice movie but has also been handed the “keys” to the Batman franchise afterwards, both co-writing and directing the new instalment in … Continue reading Why Hush should be the story for Affleck’s Batman movie
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