Some Guy Who Kills People
Kenny (Kevin Corrigan) is an aspiring artist who works in an ice cream parlour. A man of few words, his world is shaken when his estranged daughter shows up, and […]
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Foxy Brown
Tagline: “A chick with drive who don’t take no jive! “ Pam Grier plays Foxy Brown, a sassy, sexy, hardass woman with the most subtle name since Pussy Galore. Foxy […]
Barton Fink
Barton Fink (John Turturro) is a struggling play-write in 1940s Los Angeles. When he’s commissioned to write a wrestling movie, he finds the transition to the big screen hard, spending his days pondering […]
Hobo With a Shotgun
Rutger Hauer, who you might remember from such films as Blade Runner and…er…Blade Runner, plays a hobo who arrives in a town that’s the lowest of the low. It’s so […]
Maniac
Alfred Hitchcock was an influential director, no doubt about it, but some films show his influence more than others. I reviewed Martin Scorsese’s homage to Hitchcock, Cape Fear, where we […]
Thor: The Dark World
Since the first film, Loki has formed an alliance with aliens and invaded earth. The Asgardians have fixed the thing that lets them fly through space, which Thor has used […]
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie (Meryl Streep) is a Polish immigrant to New York in a volatile romance with biologist Nathan (Kevin Kline). When they meet young writer Stingo (Peter MacNicol) the three grow […]
The Verdict
Paul Newman plays a down-and-out lawyer who spends his days drinking himself to death, until he’s thrown a lifeline with a seemingly cut-and-dry medical case. But before he can get […]
Judge Dredd
Almost 20 years on, this doesn’t quite deserve its reputation as one of the worst comic book movies ever. In a terrifying dystopian future, where Sylvester Stallone wears painfully tight […]
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 […]
Screen Goblin 