Danny Collins
Al Pacino plays the titular character, an ageing musician who has a mid-life crisis about 30 years too late when he realises he’s just singing the same songs over and […]
Tag Archives: Al Pacino
Pacino the Lawyer: The Devil’s Advocate v …And Justice for All
The Devil’s Advocate Keanu Reeves is Kevin, an expert defense lawyer from small town Florida who has never lost a case, becoming rich from defending the indefensible. He’s head hunted […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Scarface
It’s 30 years since the release of Scarface, so to celebrate, we’re taking a look back at the famous film. This iconic gangster pic charts the progress of Tony Montana […]
The Recruit
If there’s a better way to fill our limited time on this earth than watching mediocre crime thrillers I still haven’t found it. In The Recruit Al Pacino reprises his role as a law […]
88 Minutes
Thriller set-ups obviously designed to create as much tension as possible are nothing knew. How many films have a ticking time bomb or a threatened girlfriend? In Speed there’s a bus that […]
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 […]
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Recently I looked at films which have central characters accused of crimes they didn’t commit, which appeal to our fear of something similar happening to us, thus showing the importance […]
Screen Goblin 