What surprises me about Dr No is how many of the classic Bond staples were already in place by the end of the first movie in the franchise. The gun-barrel opening, the excellent, timeless theme and those famous words “Bond, James Bond.” An excellent … Continue reading Month of Bond: Dr No (1962) 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 aren’t many TV shows that actually benefited from the writer’s strike but Heroes is certainly one of … Continue reading Heroes (Season 2) TV Review
Bill Murray hasn’t been as perfectly cast like he is St. Vincent for a long time. Recently he has been assisting Wes Anderson with bizarre cameos or showing up in other random projects to lend a comical or heavyweight tone to other films … Continue reading St. Vincent (2014) Review
M. Night Shyamalan has some great creative ideas. You can’t argue that most of his films come from a great central concept, be it a boy who can see dead people, a modern-day superhero or people randomly killing themselves one day. … Continue reading The Visit (2015) Review
Hitler has been caricatured and become the subject of so much mockery that a film that actually looked at the individual from a more accurate, realistic view would always be difficult. It doesn’t help either that one of the key scenes in the whole … Continue reading Downfall (2004) Review
The Godfather is the perfect example of a movie where everything just comes together to create a masterpiece. From the performances, the direction, the music and the overall development of the “real” central character in the story. It is many of … Continue reading The Godfather (1972) Review
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 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! When you create a character as evil, powerful and unstoppable as Frank Urquhart, what do … Continue reading House of Cards (BBC) (Season 3) TV 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
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