Short Cuts
Short Cuts is a 1993 Robert Altman film inspired by Raymond Carver’s short stories, not to be confused with Short Cunts starring Tom Cruise and me. Short Cuts may be an […]
Tag Archives: Retro review
Ed Wood
Before there was Tommy Wiseau, M. Night Shyamalan or David Ayer, there was Ed Wood – the “Worst Director of All Time.” Nowadays Johnny Depp is officially the most overpaid […]
Pompeii
We continue our masochistic foray into the world of Paul W. S. Anderson with Pompeii, his 2014 action spectacular that can best be described as a malodorous eruption. More disaster than movie, […]
A Hijacking
Any frequent cinema goer or DVD purchaser knows that the film industry is on the brink of being destroyed by pirates. But apparently pirates operate at sea now, too, which […]
Resident Evil
This 2002 video game movie is not to be confused with President Evil, though it is made with Trumpian levels of incompetence. Resident Evil is a fittingly boring name for […]
Unforgiven (1992)
Clint Eastwood returns to the Old West, playing a former bandit seeking redemption by hunting down the man who disfigured a local prostitute, with the help of his former partner […]
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Set in Thailand during World War Two, back in the days when the British could still teach the Japanese anything about engineering, a platoon of British soldiers are taken prisoner […]
The Talented Mr. Ripley
We look back on The Talented Mr. Ripley to celebrate Gwyneth’s Paltrow’s engagement, which she’s been plugging profusely on Goop. She’s always plugging something profusely. But sadly never her mouth. Appropriately enough, this […]
On iPlayer: A Hard Day’s Night
Not to be confused with A Good Day to Die Hard, A Hard Day’s Night is the first film featuring Liverpool’s most beloved band, Atomic Kitten. Eager to cash in […]
Clash of the Titans (1981)
When the infant Perseus (Harry Hamlin), son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier), is almost murdered by his adoptive father, he is sent on a mission to reclaim what’s his, save his […]
Screen Goblin 