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 […]
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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 […]
The Best Blog You’ll Read This Year!
In the words of Jigsaw: “I want to play a game. Do you have Kerplunk?” No, the game we’re playing is guess which movie these genuine reviews are referring to: […]
Dallas Buyers Club
Dallas Buyers Club is based on the true story of Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a bigoted Texan who is diagnosed HIV-positive, and sets up a business selling medication to fellow patients. […]
LGBT History Month: My Beautiful Laundrette
Set in 1980s London, My Beautiful Laundrette is the story of Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young British Asian who begins working for his crooked uncle Nasser (Saeed Jaffrey). He soon finds himself […]
LGBT History Month: The Children’s Hour
The lives of two teachers (Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine) are destroyed when one of their pupils (Karen Balkin) spreads a lie that they are lesbian lovers. Released in 1961, […]
