I’ve said before I am a Jason Statham fan and while the terrible Parker Parker would not convince anyone to join me in that assessment, Hummingbird might be the kind of thing that does win over some admirers. Statham plays… Continue Reading
This Is The End is a strange beast. Definitely funny enough to be worth seeing, it still suffers from the kind of over-indulgence that can plague this kind of project – one that could easily be labelled ‘vanity’. So, the… Continue Reading
World War Z has a troubled history, with a reshot ending and rumours of a budget ranging from $200m to $400m. Advance word was not good, though on a lighter note, filming in Lulworth Cove did lead to Brad Pitt… Continue Reading
Traffic was a 2001 film by Steven Soderberg about the structure of the illegal drugs trade and the reasons the war on drugs is failing. It looks at the issue on a global scale but also shows the repercussions at… Continue Reading
Magic hasn’t had the greatest PR over the years, with magicians viewed in some circles as just tricksters and frauds. They are, after all, people who are actively trying to deceive an audience and so, in some ways, not to… Continue Reading
Zack Snyder’s last film was Sucker Punch, the most misguided attempt at making a film about female empowerment ever and the worst film I have ever seen. I have seen pornography with greater artistic merits. He has now made a… Continue Reading
Is this Steven Soderbergh’s last movie? I hope not, but if it is, it’s a brilliant way to go out. I knew nothing of Liberace before this film, aside from the extravagant dress sense, that he played piano, and that… Continue Reading
I’ve been a little under the weather and it’s left me with a little bit of a backlog of movies so I’m going to make these next 3 reviews a little shorter than usual. No need to thank me. So… Continue Reading
I’m rather excited by the forthcoming Alan Partridge movie, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. The latest trailer came out earlier this week and I wanted to flag it, in case you’ve not seen it… And here’s the original teaser trailer, explaining… Continue Reading
Populaire is a curious film. Almost anything set in the recent(ish) past nowadays has to do so with a sly nod and wink in some way, acknowledging how the world has changed, or glorying in the way things used to… Continue Reading