Spy Review

Genre movies tend to have an odd tendency of coming in pairs, be it Dante’s Peak and Volcano, The Cave and The Descent or The Illusionist and The Prestige. Sometimes it’s purely coincidence, other times it’s a cheap attempt at cashing in on another film’s success, and rarely do both movies end up being remembered…

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Goonies Never Say Die: The Enduring Love For The Goonies

The Goonies is over 30 years old, and yet still as cherished by its fans as much now as it was way back when. Released in 1985, from the minds of Chris Columbus (Home Alone), Steven Spielberg (Raiders of the Lost Ark) and director Richard Donner (Superman), the tale of friendship, adventure and coming of age had it…

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Little Pieces Review

If there are two things British cinema is known for it’s gritty realism and melodrama. With Little Pieces, debutant writer/ director Adam Nelson is clearly striving for the former, but the limitations the film is shackled by regularly push it into melodramatic territory.

Max Max: Fury Road Review

What a rush! Mad Max Is back, and louder, brasher and crazier than ever. Yes, it’s borderline ridiculous, but boy does it know it. George Miller’s rejuvenation of the long slumbering franchise is a beast, embracing its roots, and the more ‘out there’ elements of its universe, to provide a non-stop, roller coaster ride of…

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Spooks: The Greater Good Review

The mere fact that a Spooks film even exists is an achievement in itself. After concluding its TV run on the BBC nearly four years ago after ten seasons, it’s probably fair to say that there wasn’t an audience clamouring for the film to be made. Whilst the series had success in the UK, internationally…

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Life Itself (2014) Mini Review

“I was born inside the movie of my life. The visuals were before me, the audio surrounded me, the plot unfolded inevitably but not necessarily. I don’t remember how I got into the movie, but it continues to entertain me.”