Sphere
A group of scientists are trapped on an underwater rig by bad weather. On the sea bed, they’re sent to investigate nearby wreckage, and possible alien life. Yeah, it’s basically […]
Tag Archives: cinema
King Kong (1976)
The 1970s was the golden age for disaster movies, and with the recent success of The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure, King Kong looked ripe for a remake. Unfortunately […]
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Back in July I wrote an article for the Guardian on Guy Pearce’s five best performances. As you can see from the comments I rather glaringly omitted Priscilla, Queen of the […]
Eyes Wide Shut
In this sinister erotic drama, the marriage of a wealthy New York couple, Alice (Nicole Kidman) and Bill (Tom Cruise), is put under strain when Alice reveals some of her […]
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 […]
Rock and Roll’s Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
You may remember John Otway from his 1974 number 27 single “Really Free” and his 2002 number 9 single “Bunsen Burner”. If you haven’t, it’s because in between these moderate successes, Otway’s […]
Being John Malkovich
How to explain Being John Malkovich? Well, basically an out of work puppeteer called Craig (John Cusack) gets a job in an office with a 5ft ceiling. When at work […]
The 39 Steps
From 1935, this Hitchcock classic tells the tale of Hannay (Robert Donat) whose life is changed when he meets a beautiful woman at a local music hall. It turns out […]
One Hour Photo
After my recent diatribe against Robin Williams in my Good Morning, Vietnam review, fans of the zany actor will be pleased to hear I loved his sober performance in One […]
Trekkies
This documentary looks at the only fan group whose name appears in the Oxford English Dictionary: Trekkies. Denise Crosby (Lt. Natasha Yar in The Next Generation) meets a huge array of […]
Screen Goblin 