Teeth
Teeth is one of those films, like The Human Centipede, which gained immediate notoriety thanks to its shocking premise. But once you delve deeper inside this 2007 comedy/horror film, it’s a lot […]
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Hannibal Rising
In this prequel to Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal trilogy, all our questions about Lecter’s murky past are finally answered. Where’s he from? Why did he become a cannibal? Who trained him […]
Woody Allen: A Double Bill – Part 3: Cassandra’s Dream Warriors
As my co-goblin Alex completes his Spike Lee journey, similarities between Spike Lee and Woody Allen emerge. Both are auteurs, generally writing, directing and even starring in their own movies. […]
On iPlayer: Carnage
For the next four days you can watch Carnage on iPlayer, Roman Polanski’s 2011 adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s play God of Carnage. The film opens with an altercation between two kids, then moves […]
A Spike Lee Joint: He Got Game
Jake (Denzel Washington) is offered time off his lengthy prison sentence if he can persuade his son, basketball prodigy Jesus (Ray Allen), to sign up for a scholarship at Big […]
A Spike Lee Joint: 25th Hour
Monty (Edward Norton) is a drug dealer in New York whose busted when police search his house. 25th Hour documents his final day of freedom which he spends with his […]
A Spike Lee Joint: Inside Man
This 2006 thriller about a New York bank robbery is a generic departure for Spike Lee, but fortunately the man is incapable of making an apolitical film. If Inside Man […]
Cursed or The Catwoman Effect
As regular readers will know, I’m fond of werewolf movies, so the prospect of one directed by horror legend and all-round nice guy Wes Craven was something I was eager […]
A Spike Lee Joint: School Daze
Set in Mission College, a black university, School Daze follows a number of characters through their relationships and friendships during the first few weeks of term. This is basically your […]
Mary Poppins
With this week’s release of Saving Mr Banks, about the troubled production of Mary Poppins, I decided to re-watch the classic film, to see if it was worth Walt Disney […]
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