Conan the Destroyer
Burly Barbarian Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent to rescue the niece (Olivia d’Abo) of Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) with the promise of his lost love being returned to him. He’s […]
Tag Archives: Retro review
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Released a whole 4 years after Jason Takes Manhattan, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday is yet another misleading title since a) he doesn’t and b) it isn’t. From the […]
The Unforgiven
A frontier family must defend their home after their adopted sister (Audrey Hepburn) is revealed to have been stolen from a Native American tribe in 1960’s The Unforgiven, a kind […]
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
In this documentary, Wener Herzog looks at the internet and its impact, from its humble beginnings (“Lo” is the first electronic message ever sent. It was meant to be “Login” […]
That Thing You Do!
A rare case of a good film with an exclamation mark in the title, That Thing You Do! is the directorial debut of Turner & Hooch himself, Tom Hanks. Essentially Great […]
Valkyrie
Based on a true story, this is about the 1944 plot to kill Hitler and the rebels’ subsequent attempt to seize control of Nazi Germany, oblivious to their failed assassination […]
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later is one of the world’s clumsiest titles, not least because the movie has nothing to do with water so it’s not even a pun. This […]
Broadway Danny Rose
It’s hard to review a Woody Allen movie in the current climate without it seeming like we’re trying to make a point, so please rest assured there is no point. […]
Wanted
Human Googlewhack Wesley (James McAvoy) hates his job, his boss (Lorna Scott), his best friend (Chris Pratt) and his life, so when he’s approached by Trinity (Angelina Jolie) and Morpheus […]
Don’t Look Now
First released in 1973 to give an entire generation a phobia of red raincoats, Don’t Look Now is restored in all its squirmy, permy glory. Based on Daphne du Maurier’s short […]
Screen Goblin 