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THE INTERNET'S MOST HONEST FILM REVIEWS. WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
Prey (2022)
You’d think that one of the last things the cinematic world needed was a new Predator film, but this breathes fresh life into the franchise.
Jan 21, 20242 min read
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Kenneth Branagh's nuts and bolts approach to Jack Ryan means it's entertaining rather than excellent.
Jan 21, 20242 min read
Batman: The Long Halloween Parts 1&2 (2021)
This is one of the grandest Batman adaptations to date, certainly in the realms of its animated world.
Jan 21, 20241 min read
Body of Lies (2008)
Ridley Scott's foray into the world of surveillance in the middle east was pretty much panned across the board on release.
Jan 21, 20241 min read
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
Of Lagercrantz's three novels in the series, this is by some distance the best, but it's arguably the hardest to adapt for the screen.
Jan 21, 20242 min read
The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers is widely regarded as one of the best films ever made. Although it's great, this is a claim too far.
Jan 21, 20242 min read
Outland (1981)
Apart from the fact that there isn't an alien in Peter Hyam's Outland, this may as well be Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) made by Luc Besson.
Jan 19, 20242 min read
Southern Comfort (1981)
During the Vietnam war, a squad of National Guardsmen take part in a military training exercise in the deep swamps of Louisiana.
Jan 1, 20242 min read
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)
Fans of the fantastic original 1960's TV show will have a ball with this.
Jan 1, 20241 min read
The Fifth Element (1997)
Whoever wrote The Fifth Element must have surely been sectioned immediately on the films release.
Dec 17, 20232 min read
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Frequently held up as the finest of the Batman animated films, this is also a key feature in the future films of the franchise.
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Taken (2008)
Surprisingly, Taken isn't simply ninety minutes of brainless violence.
Dec 17, 20232 min read
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
Watching a film in 4DX is absolutely a different experience from seeing it in the traditional cinematic fashion.
Dec 10, 20231 min read
Gladiator (2000)
I hadn't seen Gladiator for nineteen years, and I've wondered for a long time whether I would hold it in the same high regard on a re-watch.
Dec 10, 20231 min read
Apocalypto (2006)
Gibson has learnt lessons from Braveheart, and proves that he really is a director to be reckoned with when he is this focused.
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Three Days Of The Condor is held in high regard, and it's fun, but it's not essential.
Dec 10, 20231 min read
The Getaway (1972)
Sam Peckinpah is a fine film director, and this collaboration with Steve McQueen does nothing to alter that claim.
Dec 10, 20231 min read
Candy Cane Lane (2023)
Eddie Murphy makes a devilish deal with a lunatic elf before being plunged into two hours of madness.
Dec 8, 20232 min read
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