The Departed
The story of an undercover cop (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a mob insider (Matt Damon), The Departed is the best film about a rat and a mole since The Wind in […]
Tag Archives: Retro review
Cliffhanger
Rocky goes to the Rockies in this 1993 mountaineering actioner starring Sylvester Stallone. When a group of incompetent criminals steal three suitcases full of cash, which were being transported from a place […]
Peeping Tom
There’s a great moment in Scre4m, during one of Ghostface’s deadly games of horror trivia: “Name the movie that started the slasher craze: Halloween, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Last House […]
Spirited Away
I regret to say that I’ve never seen an anime film. Given the number of fans the genre has even in the West, and the critical acclaim it receives, this […]
Martyrs
Aaauuuuggghh. That’s the sound of me just having watched 2008 horror film Martyrs. From the New French Extremity movement, Martyrs is ostensibly the story of a woman (Mylène Jampanoï) seeking revenge on her torturers, […]
Woody Allen: A Double Bill – Part 7: Woody Allen’s New Nightmare
A belated happy birthday to Woody Allen, who turned 80 this week. Let’s pretend I timed this post deliberately, as I review another of his best films and another of […]
The Dead Zone
If I were producing a film, I’d choose David Cronenberg to direct, Stephen King to write and Christopher Walken to star. Which pretty much makes The Dead Zone my ideal movie. After […]
The Poseidon Adventure
A New Year’s Eve celebration on an ocean liner is brought to a watery halt when the ship capsizes. Which is still preferable to most New Year’s Eve parties. Another huge production by […]
There’s No Business Like Show Business
Our Marithon continues with 1954’s There’s No Business Like Show Business, the story of a Vaudeville family-act called The Five Donahues – like the Osmonds but with Ethel Merman instead […]
Son of Rambow
From Be Kind Rewind to Super 8, there have been a few movies about amateur filmmaking in recent years. But there’s nothing amateur about Son of Rambow, the 2007 comedy written and directed by […]
Screen Goblin 