Crimson Peak
Guillermo goes gothic in this new mystery tale starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain and Tom Hiddleston. Set around the turn of the 20th century, Crimson Peak is not a sequel to submarine movie Crimson Tide – […]
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The Lobster
Colin Farrell channels Dougal McGuire, as he checks in to a dystopian spa, where he has 45 days to find a romantic partner or else be turned into an animal of […]
On iPlayer: The Disappearance of Alice Creed
There’s a line in Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy: “Only an idiot kidnaps.” Here we have two such idiots, in 2009 British thriller The Disappearance of Alice Creed – currently available on iPlayer. […]
Children of the Corn
Stupid parents – first they’re telling you to go to bed, then they’re making you get out of bed at some ungodly hour like noon. It’s no wonder the child cult of Children of […]
Conan the Barbarian
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes on Darth Vader, in this 1982 fantasy adventure. Even by Arnie’s standards, this is one bizarre movie. It opens with the quote “That which does not kill […]
The House on Sorority Row
Last night I watched 1983 slasher The House on Sorority Row, because – actually, no, I don’t have to explain myself to you. A group of sorority sisters are getting ready for […]
American Ultra
The latest film to be called American Something is American Ultra; an action/comedy about a slacker couple (Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart) whose burnout lives are turned upside down when he turns out […]
Xtro
Yesterday, my co-goblin Alex reviewed the new Shakespeare adaptation Macbeth; today, I’m reviewing alien B movie Xtro. You can’t say we don’t mix it up. This British sci-fi/horror film follows […]
Nothing Can Hurt Me
As a fan of rockumentaries and That ’70s Show, I had to seek out this doc about Big Star – “the greatest band that never made it.” Big Star’s story is almost […]
The Martian
If you were stranded on a deserted planet, what would be your first move? Find food? Secure oxygen? Build yourself a robot friend? Matt Damon plays such a person, astronaut […]
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