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
Boxsets have ruined the way I watch TV shows. I have a DVR (SKY+ if you’re interested) and when a new series of any show I find interesting starts, I record the whole series before I even begin watching the first … Continue reading The new show conundrum – To Watch or not to Watch!
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
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’ve taken on the Prime Minister of a country and manage to move yourself … Continue reading House of Cards (BBC) (Season 2) TV 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
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