As a rule of thumb, I don’t normally allow reviews to sway my cinema choices. But like some trigger-happy cop, I don’t always play by the rules – even when they’re my own.
With this in mind, I decided against watching Clash of the Titans at my local cinema after critics pounced on it like a band of rabid sumo wrestlers. Besides, it was cold outside. I’d wait for the Blu-ray. More »
Sylvester Stallone’s campaign to revive 80’s action continues with his latest movie, The Expendables.
Stallone’s meathead fest is less original than a turkey sandwich. And the plot isn’t any different. It’s flatter than an astronaut in a trouser press. Then there’s the acting – if you can call it that.
Yet a weird thing happens when you pull all these parts together. More »
Is it just me? Perhaps it is. Every time I don a dressing gown a sudden urge comes over me to head out into the night to fight crime. Maybe you’ve had a similar feeling?
At the very least, it’s a dilemma we’ve all faced at some point in our lives – what would happen if we fought back against everyday injustices? More »
The martial arts action-adventure, Ninja, is one of the funniest films I’ve seen in years. It’s funnier than Karate Kid would have been had Danny Devito been cast in the role of Daniel Son.
As the end credits rolled, the laughs dissolved to giggles, the giggles to calm. More »
There are no oily-chest, scantily clad fellows in Neil Marshall’s modern day Roman epic, Centurion. For fans of Gerard ‘look at my 57-pack’ Butler, this may prove a disappointment.
The British director, famed for tightly constructed, low-budget horror movies, tones down the glamour of films such as 300 and Gladiator More »
