Comedy sequels are hard to pull off because it becomes too tempting just to repeat the same jokes that worked in the first movie but “slightly” different. This is exactly the problem that Austin Powers’ sequel faces, as this movie, … Continue reading Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) Review
Against all logic, Jim and Andy is not for the Jim Carrey fans. While it offers a unique insight into his views, philosophy and some great behind-the-scenes footage from one Carrey’s best performances, it also demonstrates a man who is … Continue reading Jim and Andy (2017) Review
Every once in a while, a movie comes along that changes everything. There is a distinct shift in Hollywood and culture from the time The Matrix was released and its impact can still be felt on movies today. This is … Continue reading The Matrix (1999) Review
If Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie made a film together today it would be a blockbuster. Not necessarily a big budget spectacle but certainly a movie that a studio would pin their big money hopes upon, looking at the two to … Continue reading The Bone Collector (1999) Review
Most animated sequels struggle to find the spark of the original. Most of the time the original story is so insular that it is difficult to justify a sequel and even more difficult to put a coherent, logical story in place. … Continue reading Pixar Month: Toy Story 2 (1999) Review
This month we review a selection of movies from Empire’s 100 Greatest Movies list. Today is Number 60: American Beauty. There is a great appeal to a character who decides to start “taking matters into their own hands.” In the case … Continue reading 100 Greatest Movies Month: American Beauty (1999) Review
When taking a show which is currently on the air and placing it in the cinemas as a movie, you better make sure that it delivers something movie-worthy. The opening of The Simpsons Movie highlighted this when Homer announces (albeit about … Continue reading South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999) Review
There is an air of mystery to The Virgin Suicides that begins with the opening scene and never relents. You can tell from the opening moments that you aren’t going to fully understand or comprehend this story and although it is … Continue reading The Virgin Suicides (1999) Review
One of the strengths of 1999 horror movie The Blair Witch Project was that the three lead cast members were relatively unknown and so the plausibility of the story being true had more credibility. You’d think that the success of the … Continue reading Horror Week: The Blair Witch Project – What Happened Next?
Nobody was particularly asking for a sequel to the excellent 1999 horror movie The Blair Witch Project but that didn’t stop the trickle of excitement once the shock reveal of the movie first titled The Woods was in fact Blair … Continue reading Horror Week: Blair Witch (2016) Review
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