100 Word Review

In the course of writing this review I’ve had a mini-revelation regarding Man Up. At first I was frustrated with how this anti-rom-com turns to well-worn tropes in its third act. But I realise now […]

The DUFF is cliché ridden and obvious. But I don’t care! When a film is this well cast and charming it’s easy to overlook what could be huge problems. Whitman and Amell possess an easy […]

Beginning with a beautiful view of the Red Planet, The Martian never lets up in its quality. Cast, visuals, story; it’s all top notch. Hopefully this signals an upturn for Ridley Scott. It would all […]

I asked my wife to pick any film she liked and I’d review it. So I watched My Fair Lady for the first time.   It does go on; 30 minutes could have been trimmed […]

If you’re after a horror film that ticks all the boxes bar true gore, then It Follows presents a good option. Jump scares and a healthy level of tension enhanced by the film’s score make […]

With strong line delivery, good looks and muscles that I’m betting are only that big because they need to hold in his sky-high levels of charm, Carl Weathers seems like the perfect action movie leading […]

You won’t find the more OTT elements of Neeson’s action hero transformation here. Run All Night is all grit and broken glass. Instead you’ll get a story of remorse and regret, filled with good performances […]

I get why Red Dawn was remade. With its premise and clearly patriotic tones it’s well suited to play on audiences current fears. There are some good action scenes, with the guerrilla tactics used by […]

Perhaps my biggest take away from HOME is that Rhianna wasn’t annoying, as I didn’t know she was in it until the credits. If you’re thinking ‘that doesn’t mean much, but she was bloody awful in Battleship’, then you’d be spot on! Jim Parsons […]

There was a good idea in here. The effect of grief and how one would respond were they given a second chance with their loved ones could have been potent. It’s an interesting concept that […]