Gone With the Wind
The US Civil War era epic follows a young girl called Scarlett (Vivien Leigh), the daughter of wealthy plantation owners in the Old South. It opens with her pining after […]
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The “X-Men Origins” prefix looks a little silly now it’s not been followed up with any other characters’ backstories, which is ironically the fault of this film and its dismal […]
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
With Transformers: Age of Extinction dominating the box office it could be easy to despair for the modern blockbuster. A spate of big movies that also made you think – the […]
Cold in July
By virtue of being released around the month featured in its title, Cold in July has the edge over the likes of The Two Faces of January, The Hunt for Red October and March of […]
Jersey Boys
The Tony-award winning musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons gets the cinematic treatment, in Clint Eastwood’s new mob movie with songs. Let’s call it The Sopranos. Jersey Boys awkwardly straddles this […]
3 Days to Kill
Luc Besson, of Léon: The Professional and The Fifth Element, takes on writing duties, and Terminator Salvation‘s McG directs this odd but forgettable actioner starring clapped-out Kevin Costner. Costner plays […]
Oculus
World Cup! Now I’ve got your attention, here’s a review of a new horror film about a haunted mirror. Oculus opens with 21-year-old Tim (Brenton Thwaites) being released from a psychiatric hospital, […]
Fruitvale Station
This is the true story of Oscar Grant, a young black man who was fatally shot at point blank range on New Year’s Day 2009. The incident, filmed by onlookers […]
Devil’s Knot
Based on a true story, this is a film about the investigation into the murder of three boys in a small Arkansas town. Luckily the town has no shortage of shady-looking characters to […]
Edge of Tomorrow
To declare an interest, brothers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, co-writers of new sci-fi actioner Edge of Tomorrow, are from my hometown of St Albans and were taught by my dad […]
Screen Goblin 