Apocalypto
I’ve put off watching this for a while. If it’s any good an American director will remake it in English. Oh wait… Mayan certainly isn’t the most common of languages […]
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The Frozen Ground
2013 is the year that gave us a new royal idiot, a new stupid pope and a new boring thriller starring Batshit Man himself, Nicolas Cage. The Frozen Ground is the […]
Pacino the Lawyer: The Devil’s Advocate v …And Justice for All
The Devil’s Advocate Keanu Reeves is Kevin, an expert defense lawyer from small town Florida who has never lost a case, becoming rich from defending the indefensible. He’s head hunted […]
The Constant Gardener
It seems that every review I write has to include a bit where I complain about the film’s title, and The Constant Gardener is no exception. It’s not even about gardening. It’s […]
Patriot Games
Some films try new things, so even if they don’t quite work they can be forgiven. At least they tried something different. Not Patriot Games. Patriot Games is happy to […]
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a shy kid with a troubled past who’s just starting high school. Introverted and lonely, he’s taken in by “misfit” step-siblings Patrick and Sam (Ezra Miller […]
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder follows in the great tradition of films about film production, from Adaptation to Barton Fink, Seven Psychopaths to Galaxy Quest. It’s most similar to this last film, as a […]
The Signal
New Year’s Eve is rubbish. You’re expected to have a great time which is inevitably disappointing. Everywhere is about ten times busier and more expensive than usual. Then all the […]
On iPlayer: Let Me In
The good news is that Let Me In is currently available on iPlayer. The bad news is that it’s crap. This remake of Let The Right One In stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as a lonely, bullied […]
The War of the Worlds (1953)
This classic film is a classic adaptation of the classic novel by H.G. Wells. When mysterious meteors crash land on earth, aliens emerge in seemingly invincible spacecraft and wage war […]
Screen Goblin 