A Clockwork Orange
In a dystopian Britain where people roam the streets in strange face masks, Alex (Malcolm MacDowell) and his gang of droogs engage in a nightly crime spree that makes The […]
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Bombshell
Bombshell is a #MeToo movie from the director of Meet the Fockers. Thank you for reading my review. This fictionalised exposé does for the Fox News sexual harassment scandal what The […]
Easy A
There’s a long tradition of movies that start with a lie that spins out of control, from 1961’s The Children’s Hour (my teachers are lesbians!) to this year’s Yardie (I […]
Caligula
Malcolm McDowell plays the permanently titillated titular character in this quasi-historical depiction of ancient pornocracy. It was quite hard (no pun intended) to find an appropriate image for this film, since […]
Star Trek: Generations
This is the handover film in the Trek franchise where the reins are passed from the ageing Captain Kirk to sprightly, young Captain Picard. Set about 80 years after the end of The […]
If….
Supposedly (and hilariously) a favourite of David Cameron’s, If…. is a seminal British satire set in a private school. The school itself is suitably grim; all wooden panels and cruelty. […]
Doomsday
As the polls close on today’s tedious general election, let’s take a look at an equally unexciting movie – Neil Marshall’s Doomsday. I’m a big Neil Marshall fan – Dog […]
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