Detroit
Kathryn Bigelow (European Gigolo, to use her full name) re-teams with writer Mark Boal for this uncompromisingly realistic dramatisation of Detroit’s 1967 riot, focusing on the murder of three young black men […]
Another Shark Movie
Warbling popstrel Mandy Moore sinks to new depths in 47 Metres Down, just about the least scary title since Johannes Roberts’ last film, The Other Side of the Door. 47 is […]
Silent Night, Deadly Night
For as long as there have been slasher flicks, there have been holiday-based horror films – Black Christmas, Halloween, and of course late-period Garry Marshall. This 1984 slasher about a murderous […]
A Ghost Story
From the distributors of A Goat Story (AKA The Witch) comes A Ghost Story from the point of view of the ghost. And if you think that sounds interesting, think again. […]
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
John Scheinfeld’s documentary combines John Coltrane’s own words (read by Denzel Washington) with insight and praise from his fans; everyone from Carlos Santana to President Bill Clinton. Can you imagine Trump […]
Aftermath
When Roman’s daughter and unborn grandchild are killed in a plane crash, he seeks revenge against those responsible, leading him to the air traffic controller who oversaw the disaster. It’s […]
I’m No Angel
America’s most confident woman returns in I’m No Angel, not to be confused with the Gregg Allman album of the same name. Released 9 months after She Done Him Wrong, I’m No Angel reunites Mae West […]
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Avatar meets Barbarella meets one of those 3D theme park “Experiences” in Luc Besson’s barmy new space opera, set on a 28th-century space station populated by a thousand different species. […]
Mannequin
The DVD cover of Mannequin boasts that it’s a “CLASSIC 80’S MOVIE” which, aside from the misplaced apostrophe, seems an odd proclamation. Don’t classics tend to speak for themselves? The Godfather packaging […]
Hounds of Love
Based on the ‘Moorhouse Murders‘ of 1986, this Australian horror film sees a serial killer couple, Evelyn and John (Emma Booth and Stephen Curry), abduct teenager Vicki (Ashleigh Cummings). Given the […]
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