Block-heads
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy play Stan Laurel and Oliver hardy, a pair of soldiers in World War One. But when the war ends, no-one tells Stan, and 20 years […]
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Boys
Set in either a boys boarding school or some sort of facility for guys with curtain haircuts, Boys is a 1996 film in which Lukas Haas finds Winona Ryder unconscious in […]
The Fly II
The Fly II opens with a birth similar to the gruesome dream sequence in the original, but this time it’s for real and it’s the offspring of the original mad […]
Mystery Team
Mystery Team is the big-screen outing of internet sketch trio Derrick Comedy – Dominic Dierkes, DC Pierson and Donald Glover (who wrote for 30 Rock, starred in Community and makes music as Childish Gambino). […]
Let’s Make Love
Marilyn Monroe reprises her trademark role of “sexy lady” for this 1960 rom-com. The nonsense plot involves a billionaire tycoon (Yves Montand) posing as an impersonator of himself in order […]
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
From 1972, this is the fourth instalment in the Planet of the Apes series – not to be confused with South Thanet of the Apes, a documentary about UKIP supporters. […]
The Seven Year Itch
It’s summer in New York, where wealthy men send their families away and run riot with alcohol and extramarital affairs. But not for Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) who has always […]
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes was a hard act to follow. Not least because the entire planet was destroyed at the end. The fact this film isn’t called Floating […]
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Wide-mouthed eighth wonder of the ancient world Charlton Heston is back in this sequel to the iconic sci fi film. It sees a new astronaut arrive on the mysterious planet […]
Olympus Has Fallen
The President is held hostage in Olympus Has Fallen, confusingly released the same year as White House Down; the worst year for the White House since the election of George W. Bush. This 2013 action […]
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