Cold Pursuit [based on book by] by Kim Fupz Aakeson dir. by Hans Petter Moland
This is not a good film. This, in fact, is a terrible film. Do not watch it. It is a revenge film, full of murder and violence, and yet part of...
22 February 2019
God’s own country dir. by Francis Lee
Johnny Saxby is running his family farm pretty much single-highhandedly. His father’s illness means he can’t help out, although he can still point out what needs doing. His mother left a...
5 May 2018
IT [based on the book] by Stephen King dir. by Andy Muschietti
I have vague recollections of seeing the tv adaptation that was made of this book years ago. And even vaguer of reading the actual book. I went through a Stephen King...
20 September 2017
Atomic Blonde [based on the book] by Antony Johnston, Sam Hart dir. by David Leitch
I really wanted to love this film. It has Charlize Theron kicking ass and looking awesome. Its got cool action scenes. Unfortunately it just isn’t a great film, it isn’t even...
12 August 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
Nocturnal Animals [based on book] by Austin Wright dir. by Tom Ford
IMDb blurb : An art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband’s novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale. If I had to...
20 November 2016
A walk among the tombstones [based on the book] by Lawrence Block dir. by Scott Frank
In 1991 three men robbed a bar that was known not to charge police officers for their drinks. Matthew Scudder was off duty and drinking at the time. When they shot...
20 September 2014
Oculus dir. by Mike Flanagan
Tim is about to be released from protective custody. We’re not quite sure what happened him and his sister ten years earlier, but we get a glimpse of them fleeing what...
15 June 2014
The Iceman [based on the book by] by Anthony Bruno dir. by Ariel Vromen
based on the true story of Richard Kuklinski. In 1986 Richard Kuklinski was arrested for murder, he worked as a contract killer for the mob, and yet his wife and daughters...
10 June 2013
Black Swan dir. by Darren Aronofsky
Nina Sayers is a ballerina in the New York Ballet. She lives with her mother, and her whole live revolves around dancing. There is a new production starting and Nina is...
30 January 2011
Kick-ass dir. by Matthew Vaughn
Dir:Matthew Vaughn
Writ: Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn based on the graphic novel by Mark Millar & John Romita Jr.
With all the people out there who love comic books, with all those millions of people who love superheroes, why hasn’t anyone ever tried it. That’s what Dave Lizewski wonders. It isn’t that he thinks it is sensible, but surely it stands to reason that someone, somewhere will try it? Or has tried it? Well, why not him. So he goes online and buys a scuba diving suit, and low and behold, Kick-ass is born. Things do not go well for him. He’s a weedy teenager out on his own trying to fit the bad guys. He gets his ass kicked, on more than one occasion, but he also gets famous. And comes to the attention of Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, two real superheroes who know enough about their job to keep themselves totally secret. Did I mention that Hit-Girl is like eleven or something?
22 April 2010
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