Don’t believe the critics. (Remember they said Indy IV was great.) Hancock is one of Will Smith’s best. But like Hancock himself, the movie’s got problems.
The shaky-cam style really pisses me off and it’s used in this movie ad nauseum. The bad guys are dumb and create a few lapses in logic. Despite the [...]
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The new Hulk movie is another fine installment in this era of comic book movie madness. It’s slickly made, action packed and the cast are all great. Liv Tyler is drool inducingly beautiful. The action sequences are thrilling, especially the Brazil chase scene. The last battle between [...]
Haunting, tragic and dazzling, there’s never been a space movie more beautiful to behold or one with such an evocative and gorgeous score (by John Murphy and Underworld, which is frustratingly unavailable on iTunes). Yet, despite a storyline based on reigniting our dying sun, Sunshine is oddly cold and clinical.
There are some very provocative themes [...]
Jiminy jillickers, Pleasantville is such a swell movie. I hadn’t seen it in a while, but having just caught up with it again I’ve rediscovered it for what it truly is; an underrated gem.
Amidst dazzling effects and some great writing (by Gary Ross) there is a wonderful allegorical fable on display that’s witty, touching and [...]
The fourth movie in the franchise is the fourth best Indiana Jones movie. It doesn’t even come close to challenging Temple of Doom or Crusade for last place.
I’m breaking the rules of the usual Poster Quote Review for this one, so be warned, there are spoilers ahead.
While there are, as is to be expected, some [...]
Iron Man is a joy to watch. It’s intense, exciting, funny and charming. The film looks great, the cast are, as expected, on top form, the editing, effects and writing are all superb. It’s a testament to director/actor Jon Favreau’s talent and taste as a filmmaker that the film is so good.
Go see it. You’ll [...]
A remake better than the original? Blasphemous! Well, in James Mangold’s powerful, moving and gripping remake he’s taken a classic and improved upon it. And it’s in colour!
They don’t make ‘em like that anymore, they make ‘em better. This will be regarded as a masterpiece in years to come, I’ve no doubt.
Brilliant.
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel tells a story that isn’t about how much damage a single bullet can cause — that is merely the connective fibre between three separate yet interlinked stories — but about how damaging power can be. When we stop treating each other as human beings, lives are ruined. In the film, the [...]
A taut sophisticated thriller, Fracture entertains not with cheap tricks or tripe clichés but with a smart courtroom procedural that ticks all the boxes. Even though some boxes should have been left unticked.
Ryan Gosling continues to impress with his palpable talent, holding his own against screen icon Anthony Hopkins and his dodgy Irish accent. [...]
A harrowing morality tale where the mouse turns on the cat and cuts its balls off, Hard Candy is simply a cracking tale well told. A gripping two-hander between a chilling and sarcastic Ellen Page as well as a solid Patrick Wilson. It’s a slick psychological thriller that’ll challenge your ethics and question your empathy [...]
