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 […]
Author Archives: Alex Chafey
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 […]
The Fifth Estate
Like or loath Julian Assange, he is a figure that has sparked unrivalled fascination in recent years. The Fifth Estate is the first biopic to cash in on this remarkable […]
The Great Hip Hop Hoax
This is a documentary about two Scottish rappers who, after being shunned by the music industry, created elaborate personas of edgy LA hip hop stars to improve their chances at […]
Child’s Play (1988)
If you’re looking for the Sidney Lumet film about an outbreak of violence in a strict Catholic school, see yesterday. This is the story of a doll which becomes possessed […]
Child’s Play (1972)
This is Child’s Play, a film set in a strict Catholic school, where unexplained violence has broken out among the boys. For the film about a doll possessed by a […]
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