As I slipped into my black armoured jacket, pulled on my mask and fired up the ignition, I had to remind myself that I am not, in fact, Batman and that my bike is not, in fact, the Batpod and does not come equipped with missile launchers with which I can blast cars out of [...]
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The Mist (USA, 2007)
I finally got to see “The Mist” last night. First things first – I feel compelled and duty bound to warn anyone who’s an arachnophobe that The Mist doesn’t carry a warning but very obviously fucking should do that the film contains spiders. Fuck that “Warning: may contain mild peril” shit – if a film [...]
The Incredible Hulk (USA, 2008)
I wasn’t very enthralled by the trailers for The Incredible Hulk until one of the last TV spots appeared that, I don’t know, just made me a little more curious. I’d read good things about the film and decided that there were worse ways of spending an evening.
I’ve got to say that I really [...]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (USA, 2008)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a film that needs no introduction and if it does then I don’t know why you’re reading this. It’s been out for a while so most people have seen it and those who haven’t may already be aware of the reputation it’s garnered because [...]
Possession (1981)
I’m not entirely sure what to say about this film apart from WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED TO MY HEAD?
Set in 1980’s Berlin, Possession charts the falling apart of a marriage between Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill (fresh from his success as Damien Thorn in Omen 3). Directed by the slightly wayward [...]
Iron Man (USA, 2008)
Yeah, I enjoyed it.
The first of the summers comic book/superhero films is here (we’ve got The Incredible Hulk, The Dark Knight, Hellboy 2, Hancock and The Punisher 2 to come) and standing tall astride the top of the Box Office charts. I thought it was pretty good but that’s mostly down to the actors [...]
Doomsday (UK: 2008)
Doomsday is a peculiar chimera of a movie which makes you wonder if writer-director Neil Marshall has been told he’s allowed to make one final film and no more after that (begrudging gratitude to Master Pedant Lyle for continuity checking) and has decided to make a zombie movie or perhaps a film set in a [...]
Spiderman 3 (USA, 2007)
What a fucking dull film.
It’s a shame that a franchise that started off so well has probably been euthanized in its prime by a poorly scripted, whiningly ‘emo’, disappointingly tedious film – suffering from obvious studio-executive interference, a lack of fresh vision and ambivalent performances (except from Thomas Haden Church as Flint Marko who was [...]
Lost Highway (USA, 1997)
I watched this a couple of weeks ago but it’s taken me this long to work out my thoughts about it. Two things are certain: firstly, it is a great, great movie; secondly, I still have absolutely no fucking idea what it’s about.
This is a David Lynch film. You could probably [...]
Them (France, 2006)
“Them” has a lot going for it in terms of acting, direction, photography and, above all, sound. It does what it’s trying to do – build a sense of tension and suspense – very well. The use of sound is particularly effective in generating the atmosphere of the piece.
So what it’s [...]
