Category Archives: Films

An Effective Genre Piece, 9 July 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** This story of four day trippers who become stranded up a tree and are then stalked by a large crocodile in … Continue reading →

Erudite,Wistful but Weighty, 5 July 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom A triumphant transposition of the stage play onto the screen, the stage cast are also used in their entirety to create a cast that is both convincing and compelling. … Continue reading →

A Period Curiosity, 3 July 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom The tale of paratroopers who disappear, literally, into thin air, this film is an odd watch forty years later. It’s primary interest lies more in what it says about … Continue reading →

1930’s Chicago Revisited in Style, 3 July 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom Eighty years after the events, Michael Mann takes on the Period Chicago Gangster genre, and wins, with this entertaining story. Do not be put off by some … Continue reading →

A Dismal, Empty Effort, 30 June 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** This is Director Carter Smith’s debut full length feature and that inexperience destroys this film.87 minutes is the ideal running time … Continue reading →

A 21st Century Gangster Classic, 18 June 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom Director David Cronenberg has laid down a bloody marker for 21st Century Crime Thrillers with this visceral atmospheric work which ranks amongst his finest. Set in London, … Continue reading →

Slight , but Enjoyable, 18 June 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom A quintessentially English film, but with a Gallic twist, this story should appeal to an audience far beyond the denizens of the Stretford End. In essence, a modest … Continue reading →

A Powerful Gore Fest, 16 June 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** The horror genre lives in a bubble of its own, and so needs to be judged as such, and this ticks … Continue reading →

A Waste of Talent and Money, 1 June 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom I have not read the book,and quite liked The Da Vinci Code so my anticipation level for this film was set quite high. Not only was … Continue reading →

Superb Gangster Fare, 25 May 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** A tremendous British film boasting a strong cast, intelligent script, and a solid story. Tightly edited, the film bounces along mainly due … Continue reading →