X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The “X-Men Origins” prefix looks a little silly now it’s not been followed up with any other characters’ backstories, which is ironically the fault of this film and its dismal […]
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
With Transformers: Age of Extinction dominating the box office it could be easy to despair for the modern blockbuster. A spate of big movies that also made you think – the […]
Carrie (2013)
I recently watched the Carrie remake. I didn’t pay, I hasten to add. It just popped up on Netflix. While I could talk about how mediocre it was, how unconvincing […]
Cold in July
By virtue of being released around the month featured in its title, Cold in July has the edge over the likes of The Two Faces of January, The Hunt for Red October and March of […]
Triangle
Triangle is a 2009 psychological horror film about a group of friends who head out on a yachting trip. But it’s not exactly smooth sailing, as a freak storm leaves them stranded, only to […]
Heathers
Westerburg High School is dominated by three croquet-playing, party-going, geek-bullying girls all called Heather (Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk and Kim Walke), with the reluctant Veronica (Winona Ryder) in tow. But […]
Jersey Boys
The Tony-award winning musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons gets the cinematic treatment, in Clint Eastwood’s new mob movie with songs. Let’s call it The Sopranos. Jersey Boys awkwardly straddles this […]
The Mask
In our semi-regular feature of pretending to celebrate a movie’s anniversary, we take a look back at 1994’s The Mask; the wacky comedy starring Jim Carrey as a hapless loser who finds […]
3 Days to Kill
Luc Besson, of Léon: The Professional and The Fifth Element, takes on writing duties, and Terminator Salvation‘s McG directs this odd but forgettable actioner starring clapped-out Kevin Costner. Costner plays […]
Oculus
World Cup! Now I’ve got your attention, here’s a review of a new horror film about a haunted mirror. Oculus opens with 21-year-old Tim (Brenton Thwaites) being released from a psychiatric hospital, […]
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