crime… Movie #116 2021: Assassins (2020) 3 May 202124 Apr 2021 Good. God. I can’t recall the last time I was so shocked by a documentary. This is a story that you have to see to really believe. And even then,…
Action… Movie #110 2021: In the Line of Fire (1993) 27 Apr 202115 Apr 2021 I’m not gonna lie to you here: I completely forgot I’d even watched In the Line of Fire. Safe to say, it’s not exactly the most memorable movie despite there…
Action… Movie #100 2021: The Parallax View (1974) 17 Apr 202131 Mar 2021 It occurred to me that recently I’ve been reviewing a lot of new films and relatively few ‘old’ ones. What with the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs and the Oscars, I’ve…
Drama… Movie #92 2021: There Will Be Blood (2007) 9 Apr 202123 Mar 2021 Upon reading the synopsis to this movie, I can’t say I was very interested in it. I mean, it’s basically a film about a family oil drilling business, which could…
Art House… Movie #86 2021: Unsane (2018) 3 Apr 202112 Mar 2021 Well that was an extremely disturbing episode of The Office... Starring Her Majesty the Queen herself, Claire Foy, and directed by none other than Steven Soderbergh, Unsane is a pure, out…
Awards Season… Movie #68 2021: The Little Things (2021) 16 Mar 202126 Feb 2021 Can you tell that I’m trying to wade through this year’s Golden Globe nominations? Awards ceremonies are generally ridiculous every year anyway, so there’s bound to be a few duds…
crime… Movie #31 2021: The Bone Collector (1999) 6 Feb 202128 Jan 2021 Yes, I unintentionally watched two Angelina Jolie movies in quick succession. Is that a bad thing? Not at all! The Bone Collector is actually not too dissimilar to Taking Lives…
crime… Movie #29 2021: Taking Lives (2004) 4 Feb 202127 Jan 2021 Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie. A murder mystery. Sounds great, right? Taking Lives is the 2004 effort from director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia, I Am Number Four), and is basically your…
Action… Movie #11 2021: Calm With Horses (2019) 17 Jan 202112 Jan 2021 Fancy a punch in the gut? Look no further. Calm With Horses is the feature length directorial debut from Nick Rowland. Set in rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong (Cosmo…
Classics… Movie #322 2020: Rope (1948) 22 Nov 202020 Nov 2020 Now we're out of our delayed Halloween phase, let's look at a couple of run-of-the-mill movies before the debut of the festive season, shall we? Back to Hitchcock we go,…
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