The beauty of Stephen Frears’ 2000 adaptation of Nick Hornby’s novel of the same name is that we ALL know characters like Rob, Barry and Dick. Hell, some of us (raises hand) are like that ourselves. Both the text and the big screen version are […]
You will have heard at least some of the legend of Waterworld’s fraught production and filming. The budget that spiralled out of control, the hirings and firings, Costner’s ego, sets literally sinking into the deep and the perils of shooting on the ocean all contrived […]
The real beauty of Walter Hill’s 1979 gangbanger The Warriors is in its simplicity and sense of naivety. Away from the fear and violence of any gang that will have actually roamed the streets of New York in the 70s, The Warriors is more West […]
Last week’s Cult Film Review – Hell Comes To Frogtown – soon acquired a sad and coincidental significance. Late last Friday, pro-wrestling legend and star of said movie ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper died from a heart attack at the age of 61. The former WWE Intercontinental […]
I could probably wrap this review up very quickly with the words “it’s Rowdy Roddy Piper fighting giant mutated frogs.” That’s all you need to know really. The retired legendary grappler who graced the rings of the world’s biggest promotions had a neat sideline in […]
What is it you’d fear most from a post-apocalyptic world? Mutant dogs? Radiation? The rise of the New World Order? More bombs? Nope. Guess again. There’s a new wave of fear to strike at the hearts of those left to scramble among the wastelands of […]
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Make no mistake about it: [REC] (2007) is a terrifying slice of cinema. The found-footage zombie survival horror thriller is only 70 minutes long, but is fast-paced, frantic gory and disgusting enough to make up for its relatively short running time. The Spanish film follows […]
If there are any lessons to be taken from this underrated and quite frankly excellent Warren Beatty led gem of a movie, those who need to heed them most are the ones who probably won’t. For as well-crafted, funny and affecting as Bulworth (1998) is, […]
In Bruges (2008) is more than simply the criminal code – honor among thieves – put into practice. It’s a tale of unexpected comradeship, the power of redemption and race-war loving dwarves. Frankly, it has everything! Indeed, praise can only be showered on a film […]
It was tempting enough when Batman: The Movie (1966) landed on Netflix one cursory evening. When Adam West happened to pop up on an episode of Murder, She Wrote later that week, I was convinced it was fate. My mission? Not anything too high and […]
John Carpenter’s Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) is a masterclass in fighting the odds. Our besieged protagonists are marooned in a soon-to-be derelict police station in an abandoned neighborhood, there’s no power, phone lines are cut and there’s not much in the way of weaponry […]
Picture the scene: 30 teenagers on an island, armed with weapons exuding varying degrees of menace, wearing neckties that explode upon certain conditions not being met, hackers, explosions, insane teachers. It all sounds so incredibly awes… no! I mean, it sounds awful. Those poor frightened […]
A number of films are given the tag of “prophetic” or “prescient”, but 1976’s Network is one of the most chillingly prescient products of modern cinema. Nearly 40 years on, Sidney Lumet’s powerful document of madness, greed and the intricacies of human relationships is as […]
The year is 1995. Renee Zellweger looked much more familiar, while Liv Tyler looked pretty much the same. It was also the year that the two starred in Empire Records. Let’s get down to brass tacks here. It may have entranced you as a teenager, […]
