Review: Ride Along 2 – “A slap-to-the-face sequel”
During Ride Along 2, I noticed a number of people in the audience going to the toilet. ‘They’re going to miss all the jokes’, I thought to...
Read MoreBlu-Ray review: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Arrow Video, the masters of making highly collectible and stacked to the gills with bonus material extra-special special editions, turn...
Read MoreReview: The Big Short
When the calendars turned to the year 2000, people seemed pretty optimistic. Sure, there were problems in the world, as there always are,...
Read MoreReview: Last Shift – “A haunting and unsettling atmosphere”
Last Shift is a horror movie written and directed by Anthony DiBlasi. Having semi-enjoyed DiBlasi’s Floridian puppetry serial killer...
Read MoreReview: The Ninja Trilogy
Only a Ninja can kill a Ninja! Ah, the wonderful world of Cannon Films’ Ninja Trilogy is a heady mix of Eighties cheese, mysticism, gore,...
Read MoreReview: Creed – Rocky would still have your dad in a fight
Whenever there’s a build up to a big boxing match, I always find myself asking the same questions: why do they do this to themselves? Why...
Read MoreReview: The Revenant – The worst camping trip ever
I wouldn’t have lasted five minutes in this film. If I somehow survived an onslaught from a bunch of hostile Native Americans, then I...
Read MoreReview: Dragon Blade – “Mesmerising sword fights”
When one sees an assorted cast list of Jackie Chan, John Cusack and Adrien Brody, it’s perfectly natural to suspect a disaster of biblical...
Read MoreTarantino wants to improve you
The Hateful Eight is both typically and atypically a Quentin Tarantino movie. It is full of his usual flourishes, beautiful panoramas,...
Read MoreBlu-Ray Review: Aaaaaaaah! – “Frequently funny, but often bewildering”
Steve Oram – writer, director and star of Sightseers – is again a triple threat in Aaaaaaaah!, which he also scripted, helms and takes the...
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