Co-starring Elliott Gould and George Segal, Robert Altman’s California Split follows a pair of gamblers as they gambol around California’s gambling halls. It’s obvious in hindsight that Mississippi Grind is a loose remake of this 1974 story of […]
On Holocaust Memorial Day, Donald Trump gave a statement that failed to mention Jews; something of a glaring omission, most right-thinking people would agree. This right-thinking film was released on the same […]
It was announced today that Jack Nicholson is coming out of retirement to star in a Hollywood remake of Toni Erdmann, also starring Kristen Wiig and produced by Adam ‘Anchorman‘ McKay. Maybe […]
Everyone’s favourite square-headed superhero is back! No, not Henry Cavill – it’s The Lego Batman Movie. In this Lego Movie spin-off, Bruce “The Greatest Orphan of All Time” Wayne (Will Arnett) […]
Mel Brooks’ 1974 comedy stars the late, great Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein’s grandson, who insists that it’s pronounced “Fronkensteen” and that he’s not mad like his grandfather – until he goes to Transylvania… Like […]
We take a look at anime classic Ghost in the Shell, ahead of its upcoming live-action remake – even though there’s basically already been one. It’s called The Matrix. Japanese […]
Talky, tedious and preposterous, Underworld: Dud Bores is the fifth entry into the franchise about warring vampires and werewolves – like Twilight with better acting. I could tell you that it’s so […]
Set in the aftermath of President Kennedy’s assassination, this triple-Oscar nominee follows Jackie Kennedy, played by Natalie Portman – a less than enticing proposition for anyone who’s previously watched her play a […]
A funeral-crashing youngster (Bud Cort) and a 79-year-old car thief (Ruth Gordon) form an unlikely romance in 1971 cult comedy Harold and Maude, not to be confused with Harold & Kumar Get […]
Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler star in 1998’s Armageddon, as in “Armageddon a massive headache.” This disaster (of a) movie opens with an explanation of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, delivered […]
