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
The concept of a whole movie done entirely from a computer screen is not a new one. Although not loved by many, I enjoyed the horror movie Unfriended which used the same storytelling device that Searching uses. Searching is not a … Continue reading The Best of the Rest 2018: Searching (2018) Review
The term “edge of your seat” was created for viewing movies like A Quiet Place. The film manages to create tension from the very beginning that never relents and holds you until the credits roll. It is an intense experience but … Continue reading Best of the Rest 2018: A Quiet Place (2018) Review
This month we review a selection of movies from Empire’s 100 Greatest Movies list. Today is Number 74: Mulholland Drive. All the ingredients seem to be there for a fantastic mystery thriller. A girl with amnesia, a keen wannabe actress, the … Continue reading 100 Greatest Movies Month: Mulholland Drive (2001) Review
There is a solid argument for Unbreakable being the best superhero origin movie. It manages to create a believable superhero in the “real world” without falling prey to any of the usual, paint-by-numbers clichés that plague even the masters like Marvel. … Continue reading Unbreakable (2000) Review
Split is a movie you don’t see coming. It is a high concept film which if handled badly could have been camp and trashy. Here it is handled with seriousness and the movie plays out as a tense horror and one … Continue reading Split (2016) Review
Memento is a movie which shouldn’t work. It is a story told backwards, trying to help the audience see things from the perspective of central character Leonard, who has a condition which means he has no short-term memory. This means that … Continue reading Memento (2000) Review
The Game will keep you hooked as it’s story develops. It doesn’t feel like it should but there is something so off-putting about The Game and the events which take place, especially in the first act of the movie, that you … Continue reading Twist Week: The Game (1997) Review
It is easy to forget that The Usual Suspects didn’t arrive on the scene with a fanfare or a huge marketing campaign. Despite featuring an impressive cast which includes Benicio Del Toro, Gabriel Byrne and of course Kevin Spacey, the movie … Continue reading Twist Week: The Usual Suspects (1995) Review
The Girl on the Train will certainly hold your interest. It is a story with plenty of twists, turns, red herrings and ponderous moments that for at least the first two-thirds of the movie, you will be gripped, wondering on the … Continue reading The Girl on the Train (2016) Review
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