Blog: Self Contained Films
Making a film set almost entirely in one location is one of the great challenges for directors. It’s a rare occurrence, but there are some great self contained films that […]
Skew
Skew is another film from the pile that my co-goblin Alex got me for my birthday, a found footage horror movie from 2011 which strengthens my belief that Alex is trying […]
Antichrist
I’ve never praised a film before by saying I felt a wash of relief when it was over, but that is undeniably true of this incredible, horrific film. While in […]
It’s A Wonderful Life
As it’s Christmas Eve, we should probably review a Christmas film. And it doesn’t get much more Christmas film than It’s A Wonderful Life, Frank Capra’s 1946 classic set on Christmas […]
Frankie and Johnny
Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino play the titular characters in this superb rom-com about a chef and a waitress who meet while working at a New York Diner. One of […]
Cabin Fever
Ho ho ho! That’s quite enough of that, on with the review. A group of unpleasant teenagers head out for a vacation in a cabin in the woods, only to […]
Meet the Fockers
With Christmas fast approaching, it’s time to review a family favourite. What was that? We don’t have a family favourite? Oh well, we’ll have to do Meet the Fockers. Here […]
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
As we approach Christmas, it seems only right that we look at Halloween III: Season of the Witch. When a big Halloween mask company appears to start killing people, it’s up […]
The Insider
This thriller from Michael Mann deals with the cigarette industry, whistle-blowers and the media as top tobacco executive Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) tries to go public with damaging revelations. The legal minefield he […]
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
In 1897, London solicitor Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves) travels to Transylvania to meet his new client Count Dracula (Gary Oldman). Dracula falls in love with Harker’s fiancée Mina (Winona Ryder) when he […]
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