As Good as Dead
The eminently torturable Cary Elwes is targeted by neo-Nazis in Jonathan Mossek’s As Good as Dead. This thankless thriller opened on a single screen in 2010, back when Nazism was […]
Tag Archives: 2010
Arrietty
Studio Ghibli shrinks to Studio Gimli in this 2010 Borrowers adaptation. Ghibli is all about detail, making Mary Norton’s diminutive classic the perfect playground for the anime giant’s miniaturised magic. […]
I Saw the Devil
I sometimes wonder what Secret Cinema would be like in South Korea. Do they put you in a box for 15 years then feed you a live octopus and chase […]
The Peanut Butter Falcon
22 year old Zak (Zack Gottsagen) escapes from the old people’s home he’s forced to live in due to the lack of support available for his Down syndrome and goes […]
Predators
This 2010 sci-fi sequel follows another band of humans (including Adrien Brody, Mahershala Ali and Topher Grace) who find themselves hunted by Predators, like an inverted version of the episode […]
Burlesque
Christina Aguilera is Ali, a fresh off the bus singer looking to make it big in LA. There she stumbles into a burlesque club and sets her sights on becoming […]
Edge of Darkness
2010 revenge thriller Edge of Darkness is not to be confused with the song ‘Edge of Glory’, no matter how gaga the plot. Following the murder of his daughter (Bojana […]
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Krampus meets The Thing in this 2010 Finnish holiday horror that I would have called Santa’s Grotty. From the director of Big Game, Rare Exports starts in much the same way: a […]
Clash of the Titans
In ancient Greece, Zeus (Liam Neeson) and his fellow gods are dependent on the prayers of humans to survive, so when their creations rebel, a huge conflict isn’t far behind. […]
Shrek Forever After
The final instalment in the increasingly meandering and confusing fairytale parody saga sees Shrek experience a mid-life crisis. Yes seriously. But instead of buying a leather jacket and having an […]
