Peeping Tom
There’s a great moment in Scre4m, during one of Ghostface’s deadly games of horror trivia: “Name the movie that started the slasher craze: Halloween, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Last House […]
Monthly Archives: December 2015
Back to the Future Part III
We goblins thought we’d review Back to the Future Part III between us. It might not work, but it can’t be much worse than the film. The time travel saga set […]
Grandma
Grandma is a new comedy/drama from the director of Little Fockers. Wait, come back…! Lily Tomlin gives a note-perfect performance as an acerbic academic, whose granddaughter (Julia Garner, also terrific) shows […]
Spirited Away
I regret to say that I’ve never seen an anime film. Given the number of fans the genre has even in the West, and the critical acclaim it receives, this […]
Martyrs
Aaauuuuggghh. That’s the sound of me just having watched 2008 horror film Martyrs. From the New French Extremity movement, Martyrs is ostensibly the story of a woman (Mylène Jampanoï) seeking revenge on her torturers, […]
The Peanuts Movie
Everyone’s favourite blockhead is back, just in time for Christmas! But enough about Chris Evans’ new memoir – here’s The Peanuts Movie. Here in the UK, it’s called Snoopy and Charlie Brown: […]
Woody Allen: A Double Bill – Part 7: Woody Allen’s New Nightmare
A belated happy birthday to Woody Allen, who turned 80 this week. Let’s pretend I timed this post deliberately, as I review another of his best films and another of […]
The Dead Zone
If I were producing a film, I’d choose David Cronenberg to direct, Stephen King to write and Christopher Walken to star. Which pretty much makes The Dead Zone my ideal movie. After […]
The Poseidon Adventure
A New Year’s Eve celebration on an ocean liner is brought to a watery halt when the ship capsizes. Which is still preferable to most New Year’s Eve parties. Another huge production by […]
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies is the latest historical thriller from Steven Spielberg which details a spy swap during the height of the Cold War. Tom Hanks plays a lawyer who ends […]
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