The Lady from Shanghai
Rita Hayworth is Elsa, a young woman married to a crusty old lawyer. When Michael (Orson Welles) becomes infatuated with her, he gets a job aboard their yacht, but when […]
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Origin Wars
We were drawn to Origin Wars by its almost comically generic title which seemed to promise either knowing irony or Judge Dredd style campy fun. But neither of these is […]
Battleship
When aliens invade the earth in giant sea vessels, a cocksure maverick in the navy (Taylor Kitsch) must find a way to fight them. A clear Transformers wannabe, Battleship attempts […]
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Three “drag queens” (Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo) take a road trip to California and end up stranded in Snydersville, a small town in the middle of nowhere. […]
When Marnie Was There
Released in 2014, When Marnie Was There was Studio Ghibli’s final film – until 2020’s How Do You Live? was announced by Hayao Miyazaki, a man who comes out of retirement almost as often […]
Super Fly
Youngblood Priest (Ron O’Neal) is a Harlem coke pusher who decides to go straight after one final score: selling 30 kilos of cocaine in 4 months for $1 million. Talk about a […]
Ghostbusters II & Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1984 may not have been a fun year for Winston Smith, but fans of creature comedies got Ghostbusters and Gremlins out of it – and a few years later, a pair of […]
Hope and Glory
Based on the childhood of director John Boorman, Hope and Glory is a look at the British Home Front during the Blitz. The first half of the film follows the […]
Jackie Brown
In Quentin Tarantino’s third film, the legendary Pam Grier plays an air hostess who becomes embroiled in an elaborate set-up after she’s arrested by the FBI. Based on a book, […]
Edge of Darkness
2010 revenge thriller Edge of Darkness is not to be confused with the song ‘Edge of Glory’, no matter how gaga the plot. Following the murder of his daughter (Bojana […]
Screen Goblin 