Apocalypto dir. by Mel Gibson
Rewatched 11th March 2017, originally watched Jan 2007, and I’m left with the same general impression. A lot of action and blood and running around the jungle screaming and shouting. But...
12 March 2017
Logan dir. by James Mangold
[imdb_movie_detail title=”Logan” detail=”plot”] Logan has always been my favourite X-men1 . Not that I’ve read a huge number of the comics, I haven’t, but in the way back far off days...
5 March 2017
The LEGO Batman Movie dir. by Chris McKay
Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The LEGO® Movie” a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO...
6 February 2017
Doctor Strange dir. by Scott Derrickson
IMDb’s blurb : A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts. So, Doctor Strange then… where to begin talking...
15 November 2016
Blood Father dir. by Jean-François Richet
An ex-convict (Mel Gibson) and his estranged daughter (Erin Moriarty) go on the run from her drug-dealing boyfriend (Diego Luna) and his vicious cartel. This film is pretty much what I...
24 October 2016
The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
rec’d by Wobuffat (Metafilter) based on Michael Chabon’s review Acclaimed as one of the best historical novels ever written, this engaging saga of Viking adventure in 10th century northern Europe has...
18 September 2016
Spartacus dir. by Steven S. DeKnight
Watch the story of history’s greatest gladiator unfold with graphic violence and the passions of the women that love them. This is Spartacus. Last week I finally finished watch the whole...
14 August 2016
Captain America : Civil War dir. by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Political interference in the Avengers’ activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man. And wasn’t it great? First thing I said after watching it was “let’s watch...
4 May 2016
The hateful eight dir. by Quentin Tarantino
Wyoming, just after the US civil war, and bounty hunter John Ruth (Kurt Russell) is bringing in his prisoner, Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh). He is known as The Hangman, because...
10 January 2016
End of Watch dir. by David Ayer
The opening voice-over to this film was almost enough to make me turn if off straight away, but then I would have had to find something else to watch, so I...
2 August 2015
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation dir. by Christopher McQuarrie
Ethan Hunt and his team from MI4, apart from Paula Patton’s Jane character1 have been off hunting down the Syndicate, an evil anti-IMF so to speak. But the CIA don’t believe...
2 August 2015
Ant-man dir. by Peyton Reed
Sometimes I have to wonder why, exactly, a story has to be told. Why this particular story, with this articular character. Because watching Ant-man the overwhelming feeling I had was “meh”...
23 July 2015
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