They don’t make movies like Robocop anymore. They tried and failed to capture the classic, original magic of the 1987 film and after watching the debut of Robocop, you can see why. Robocop is an ultra-violent satire of the crime-ridden, commercially … Continue reading Robocop (1987) Review
Considering how much of the classic Bond formula is established in Dr No, From Russia with Love feels incomplete. It misses some of the classic Bond material that has made it such a long-lasting force and because of that, I couldn’t … Continue reading From Russia with Love (1963) Review
I have an issue with Amy Winehouse having her own documentary. I just don’t understand how she has earned the right to have her life become the subject of a big screen movie when so many other artists and individuals have … Continue reading Amy (2015) Review
If you are going to deliver a sequel to a movie, 14 years after the best and most influential film in the franchise, ensure you make it different. Terminator Genisys isn’t a remake or really a reboot, instead it is a … Continue reading Terminator Genisys (2015) Review
Terminator 2 is pretty much delivering the same movie as the 1984 original. It is a chase film. A machine from the future goes back to “terminate” someone from the past in an attempt to change a coming war. The rebellious … Continue reading Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) Review
Robert Downey Jr will eventually hang up his Iron Man mask and thrusters and give up on the Marvel franchise. It is a sad fact but one that has been hinted at, skirted around and thankfully avoided for at least one … Continue reading Why Marvel should never recast their characters
Often a film can become so legendary and critically acclaimed that you remember it quite differently to how it actually is. The Terminator is one such film. It is a movie that I remember really enjoying and thinking was absolutely brilliant but as I … Continue reading The Terminator (1984) Review
As he was doing the promotional rounds for Birdman, the director of the Oscar-winning movie stated that superhero films were, amongst other criticisms, “Cultural Genocide.” This is pretty much the culmination of a blockbuster backlash that Hollywood is managing to survive … Continue reading Forget Superhero fatigue – why do we still watch biopics?
A lot of people will argue that the Minions were the best aspect of both Despicable Me movies. They were definitely a highlight and their increased inclusion in the second movie helped but as you watch their solo-outing, … Continue reading Minions (2015) Review
Dramas are better when they aren’t procedural. It is a fact that is being proved more and more with every new and successful drama – or more importantly with the ones that are failing and cancelled. To be clear a “procedural” … Continue reading Has Netflix killed the “Procedural drama?”
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