Cop Land
If Grudge Match has taught us anything, other than what it would look like if the undead did competitive sports, it’s that the combination of Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro doesn’t work. […]
Monthly Archives: January 2015
A Most Violent Year
Not to be confused with last year’s A Most Wanted Man, this is A Most Violent Year – a crime drama set in New York, 1981. Oscar Isaac plays a […]
Changing Lanes
This film follows Samuel L Jackson and Ben Affleck on the worst day of their lives since Jackson didn’t win an Oscar and Affleck said yes to Gigli. Doyle (Jackson) […]
Whiplash
From the writer of The Last Exorcism Part II comes Whiplash – the Oscar-nominated story of a young jazz drummer (Miles Teller) and his ruthless teacher (J.K. Simmons). The two […]
The Secret in Their Eyes
Yet another entry into the sub-genre of films about writers trying to decide what to write, The Secret in Their Eyes is a fittingly forgettable title for a long-winded Argentine […]
Foxcatcher
A tiny snippet of St. Stephen by the Grateful Dead plays on the radio in the only enjoyable five seconds of Foxcatcher; the true story of John du Pont (Steve Carell), a billionaire […]
The Goblin Awards 2014
In our annual antidote to awards season, we present the Goblin Awards – the most prestigious movie event in a completely arbitrary period of time. 1. The Watching Paint Dry Award for […]
End of Days
Released in 1999, End of Days is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s only horror film to date – apart from Batman & Robin, obviously. This Jesus Creeper is set around New Year’s Eve […]
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Enterprise crew are back in this 1982 sequel, this time to do battle with Khan (Ricardo Montalban); a genetically enhanced tyrant exiled by Kirk (William Shatner) 15 years previously, […]
Enemy
The phenomenon of twin films strikes again with doppelgänger thrillers Enemy and The Double arriving months apart, making this a case of twin twin films. Enemy is a psychological thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal […]
