The Past
Welcome back to our occasional feature of reviewing new films frustratingly close to the end of their cinematic run. Today is the turn of French drama Le Passé or The Past. Written and […]
Tag Archives: Dan Meier
A Hotel Triple-Bill
A recent stay in an Israeli hotel left me with limited viewing options, thanks to the TV in my room exclusively showing movies in which Brendan Fraser gets attacked by […]
Muppets Most Wanted
After their successful 2011 reboot, we rejoin the Muppets for another adventure with Kermit, Miss Piggy and… Kermit again? Following their celebrated reunion, the Muppets are approached by a duplicitous […]
Last Tango in Paris
This is not, it turns out, a film about Marlon Brando trying to buy the last foul-tasting soft drink in the French capital. It’s actually a French/Italian drama about Marlon […]
Non-Stop
Liam Neeson is on a plane, in this new high-concept thriller. High being the operative word. The gruff Irishman plays a gruff Irishman, this time an air marshal who has […]
Monster’s Ball
Not to be confused with the Lady Gaga tour Monster Ball or the porn film Monster’s Balls, this is the 2001 drama Monster’s Ball. Starring Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton, this […]
Harold Ramissed
Harold Ramis sadly died on Monday aged 69, and as BuzzFeed-wannabe The Independent recently taught us, you shouldn’t be put off writing about someone just because you’ve not seen any of their […]
Monster
Not to be confused with Gareth Edwards’ Monsters or Disney Pixar’s Monsters Inc, this is Patty Jenkins’ Monster; the real life story of prostitute-turned-serial killer Aileen Wuornos, played by Charlize Theron. Theron is unrecognisable in […]
RoboCop (1987)
As the RoboCop remake terrorises cinema-goers, we take a look back at the 1987 original. RoboCop is set in a corporate-run dystopia called America. When a Detroit police officer named Murphy (Peter Weller) […]
The Lego Movie
When the evil President Business (Will Ferrell) threatens to freeze the universe, it’s up to ordinary construction worker Emmet (Chris Pratt) to save the day, with the help of a […]
Screen Goblin 