Blog: Is Deadpool the new Mrs Brown’s Boys?
As Deadpool performs beyond expectations and exceeds most other solo superhero movies at the box office, it’s worth wondering what the secret to its success is. The most obvious answer is […]
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes was a hard act to follow. Not least because the entire planet was destroyed at the end. The fact this film isn’t called Floating […]
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Wide-mouthed eighth wonder of the ancient world Charlton Heston is back in this sequel to the iconic sci fi film. It sees a new astronaut arrive on the mysterious planet […]
Olympus Has Fallen
The President is held hostage in Olympus Has Fallen, confusingly released the same year as White House Down; the worst year for the White House since the election of George W. Bush. This 2013 action […]
Janis: Little Girl Blue
With the BAFTA-winning Amy poised to (hopefully) pick up the Academy Award for best documentary, along comes another doc about a woman with an incredible voice, who died at 27: Janis Joplin. […]
99 Homes
This 2014 drama follows an unscrupulous real estate broker (Michael Shannon) evicting people from their homes, including a young unemployed father (Andrew Garfield). In other words, the star of Take […]
Julia’s Eyes
Julia’s Eyes (Los ojos de Julia) is a Spanish horror film about a woman going blind, directed by Guillem Morales and produced by Guillermo Del Toro, who likes to promote promising filmmakers (with […]
Deadpool
Ryan Reynolds plays Deadpool, a disfigured mutant who sets out to do to his enemies what he did to Green Lantern. And R.I.P.D. And Blade: Trinity. When we last saw […]
Trumbo
You’ve seen him play a crazy dad in Breaking Bad, Godzilla and Malcolm in the Middle. Now, Bryan Cranston plays blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. Who also happens to be […]
Eraserhead
After watching Erasherhead, and eating a certain amount of cheese, I dreamt I was being chased through a train by a shapeshifting man-dog and I couldn’t tell anyone because they’d say “it’s […]
Screen Goblin 