Strictly Classified Part 3: Enemy of the State
With the huge array of Hollywood films vilifying foreigners and foreign governments, it’s refreshing to see a thriller which looks closer to home for its antagonists. Tony Scott’s Enemy of the […]
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Strictly Classified Part 2: The Conversation
Released in 1974, The Conversation is a true classic about a surveillance expert starring Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall and of course John Cazale – who appeared in 5 of the […]
Strictly Classified Part 1: Nineteen Eighty-Four
With revelations about the NSA’s programme of spying on US citizens earlier this year, we have never been more watched, and the security versus privacy debate has never been more […]
Rash of Bacon Part 9: What We’ve Learned
After watching a huge number of Kevin Bacon films I have to admit that in spite of all the jibes about that awful advert he’s in, I’m now a Kevin […]
The Most Dangerous Games
One of my favourite strands of science fiction is the speculative sports sub-genre. With its roots firmly in the gladiatorial arena of the Roman Empire, it’s a theme that continues […]
Hypo-carrey-sy
You may have seen the news that Jim Carrey recently denounced his involvement in Kick-Ass 2, claiming: “I cannot support that level of violence.” His change of heart came as a […]
9 Actors who should be in The Expendables 3 but won’t be
No sooner had The Expendables 2 been released than speculation began about who would be in the next one. Nicholas Cage was quickly announced, and a handful of other names have […]
Duel- An analogy for the internet troll
Every time I watch Spielberg’s superb debut Duel I’m blown away by the brilliance of its simplicity. The whole film is essentially one long car chase and pure suspense from start to […]
Avatar gets a sequel, and another…and another
We recently got an official announcement, after months of speculation, that the long-awaited Avatar sequel will be followed by not one but two more films, but is this a good […]
Badasses Called John
John. John John John. According to the internet it comes from Hebrew and means ‘God is gracious’, so why’s it such a tough guy name? Well, it’s because in the […]
Screen Goblin 