There is one major issue with Con Air: Nicolas Cage’s accent. Once you get past that hurdle (and it is a big hurdle) what you are left with is a fantastic action movie that demonstrates everything that is missing from modern … Continue reading Con Air (1997) Review
Most remember Dustin Hoffman for his role in classics like Rain Man but Midnight Cowboy could his most distinctive role yet. When Jon Voight’s naive cowboy first meets the con-man in a dingy bar, you would be forgiven for not even … Continue reading Midnight Cowboy (1969) Review
It is easy to forget, with his recent movies and the direction he has taken his career, that Michael Bay is a very good action director with some great films to his name. One example of that is The Rock, a … Continue reading The Rock (1996) Review
Once you have got through the top layer of Point Break, which is a movie of poor quality, there is actually a pretty good movie underneath. Unfortunately, it means overlooking or ignoring a lot of the major faults that the movie … Continue reading Point Break (2016) Review
Deadpool is a perfect example of why fan-made comic book films will always be more successful. Deadpool isn’t the first sweary, violent comic book hero but the fact that he is a Marvel creation and shares the same screen with … Continue reading Deadpool (2016) Review
According to IMDB, Jack Nicholson was considered for the titular role of Benjamin Braddock. Watching this film, the character is so obviously and clearly meant for Dustin Hoffman you can’t imagine anyone else playing him. From the opening shot, framed around … Continue reading The Graduate (1967) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! There is something very comforting about returning to Downton Abbey. Over six seasons, writer and creator Julian Fellows … Continue reading Downton Abbey (Season 6) TV Review
Triple 9 is a very good movie. There isn’t anything necessarily wrong with it. In fact, everything it wants to achieve it does very well and each of the key elements it needs to create a decent movie are all there. … Continue reading Triple 9 (2016) Review
Yesterday was Cineworld’s first Secret Screening of 2016 and the second I have attended and they seem to be following an alarming pattern. The first Secret Screening I attended was in December when Cineworld made the bold but clearly very deliberate … Continue reading Are Cineworld jeopardising their own Secret Screenings?
The Thing is helped and hindered by the decade it was released. The eighties have become such an iconic time for movies, with everything from Ghostbusters to Back to the Future to the beginning of the Alien franchise (this film’s cousin). … Continue reading The Thing (1982) Review
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