Under the Sea Part 3: The Enemy Below
Set in World War Two, this is a stand off between a US war ship and a German submarine when they encounter each other somewhere in the Atlantic. What’s great […]
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Under the Sea Part 2: James Bond
Submarines were all the rage during the Cold War. You don’t hear so much about them these days, I hope they’re doing alright. The franchise that so glamourously put the […]
On iPlayer: Poltergeist
Written and produced by Steven Spielberg but directed by Tobe Hooper, Poltergeist is the story of the Freeling family whose house is possessed by – get this – a poltergeist. This is […]
Turbo
Turbo (Ryan Reynolds) is a snail who dreams of being a racing driver, but he’s just not fast enough. When he’s involved in a freak accident he gets the power […]
Under the Sea Part 1: K-19: The Widowmaker
The identity of the mysterious buyer of the Bond submarine has finally been revealed as Tesla’s Elon Musk. To mark the occasion, (or to use it as a flimsy attempt […]
The Great Dictator
Silent legend Charlie Chaplin takes satirical aim at Hitler and the Nazis in a dual role as Hynkl, dictator of Tomania, and a Jewish barber. The barber has suffered memory […]
The Day the Earth Stood Still
In this 1951 sci fi classic a mysterious spaceship lands in the heart of Washington DC. A man emerges proclaiming that he has come in peace, and is apprehended by […]
Escape Plan
I’ve not achieved much in my life, but one of those things I have achieved is watching every Arnold Schwarzenegger film, so obviously I had to see Escape Plan, where he joins forces (again) with […]
The Hunter
Willem Dafoe plays a hunter, Martin, who is sent in search of the rare Tasmanian tiger, believed by many to be extinct. During his hunt he stays with a family […]
Texas Chainsaw
This is 2013’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, released in the cinema with the imaginative title of Texas Chainsaw 3D. Set in Texas, this is a film about a man who […]
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