Reincarnated
This is a documentary about rapper Snoop Dogg on his journey of self discovery in Jamaica where he attempts to find a new, peaceful reggae sound away from the aggressive […]
Contact
Contact is a Robert Zemeckis film from 1997 based on a novel by scientist Carl Sagan. Rather than review it, I’m going to copy Alex’s technique in discussing World War Z and just […]
How Not to Make a Revenge Film
Revenge is one of the great plot drivers. If a character has been harmed we are far more lenient in accepting behaviour that would otherwise be unacceptable. A good revenge […]
On iPlayer: The Ipcress File
In this noir spy thriller from 1965, Michael Caine is Harry Palmer, a London spy who uncovers a web of conspiracy when he’s tasked to track down kidnapped British scientists. […]
Rush
No, it’s not a biopic of mad American shock-jock Rush Limbaugh, played by Naomi Watts. Nor is it a rockumentary about Canadian prog outfit Rush, played by Naomi Watts. Rush […]
Glengarry Glen Ross
An office full of salesmen are put under pressure when a tough outsider (Alec Baldwin) is brought in to get them selling again. When they are told to sell or […]
Spartacus
Based on true events, this is the story of a Roman slave who became a gladiator then led a slave rebellion against the Romans. Like swords? Like sandals? Then this […]
Speed
The premise of Speed has made it into the public consciousness by osmosis even if the finer details of the film haven’t. It opens with a bomb plot on an elevator […]
Good Morning, Vietnam
Part Vietnam war film, part radio-based comedy, Good Morning, Vietnam is about radio DJ Adrian Cronauer as he becomes successful broadcasting to troops in the 1960s. Much of the film, […]
The Way Way Back
The Way Way Back belongs in the “crap title, decent film” school of cinema, alongside Pacific Rim. Written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (who also star), this is a coming-of-age […]
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