The Great Wall
I’ve actually visited the Great Wall of China, but to my embarrassment, I never realised that it was built to keep out alien monsters. Set in 11th century China, this […]
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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
In a moment of weakness, I watched Resident Evil: The Final Chapter without having seen any of the previous 5 films, though I doubt that had much effect on this […]
T2: Trainspotting
Renton (Ewan McGregor), Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) are back in T2: Trainspotting – a pretty stupid title, not least because there’s already […]
Prevenge
A couple of weeks ago, Ben Affleck announced that he will not be directing the standalone Batman movie, citing the challenges of directing while wearing the cumbersome Batsuit. Meanwhile, Alice […]
California Split
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 […]
Denial
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 […]
Toni Erdmann
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 […]
The Lego Batman Movie
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) […]
Young Frankenstein
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 […]
Ghost in the Shell
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 […]
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