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
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
Before we get into anything else, I need to bring something to your attention: If the large star towards the centre of this image is your brain Then this is your brain directed by JJ Abrams The man is obsessed… Continue Reading
I need to start this with a confession. I have never seen The Evil Dead. Not the Evil Dead movie – I saw that at the weekend – but the original, which has the definite article as part of its… Continue Reading
I am unconvinced by Ryan Gosling. There was a critical mass of opinion supporting him as the latest great American actor (notwithstanding the fact that he’s Canadian) after his performance in Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn’s LA crime thriller of last… Continue Reading
Danny Boyle is back with a movie filmed at the same time as he was making preparations for his triumphant Olympic opening ceremony. Trance is, perhaps, the film in Boyle’s career which most resembles his startling debut Shallow Grave featuring,… Continue Reading
My feelings about Jason Statham are similar to those I hold for Mark Wahlberg – there is something about him as a screen presence that holds the attention. His films may not be the greatest but they are usually entertaining… Continue Reading