Guess who’s upped her film count in a matter of days? This person. You know how you make time to clean the house or plan your weekend. Well, I’ve made time for some film watching and it reminded me that it’s something I need. I […]
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Nutshell Film Review: The Equalizer
The Equalizer was a TV show I grew up watching. I grew up watching in the sense that I have vague memories of sneaking out of bed, sitting on the stairs while I listened for the theme of The Equalizer to kick in. Mum and […]
Film Review: John Wick
There’s something about a film that just is what it is and is a good example of what it is. John Wick is exactly that. A fun has hell action film, with a fairly ridiculous premise, that is ridiculously entertaining. You have to take John […]
10 for 30: The Terminator
Continuing my look at 10 films also turning 30 this year, it’s the turn of a film I’ve already seen from 1984 – The Terminator. Probably one of the most iconic films of 1984.
A maybe monthly round-up (1)
Bye-bye October. Hello November. October has gone by ridiculously quickly. Wasn’t it just September? Oh, wait, is that just senility creeping in early? I survived St Judes Storm! *sigh* The build up over this was hilarious. Bigger than the storm of 1987, they were saying! […]
In-flight entertainment… poor choices?
Before heading off to Bahrain, it had been a very long time since I’d gone on a long haul flight. But I always have one rule when it comes to what to watch. Don’t watch anything that needs more than an ounce of attention and […]
Django Unchained, you had my curiosity now you have my attention
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Quentin Tarantino films don’t come around all that often. There’s always a whole lot of fuss when they do come around. The […]
What’s your racket? Yes, I do want to speak like they do in Gangster Squad
Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city. I’m just going to come out and say it. Yes. I enjoyed Gangster […]
100 movies: The Raid
The Raid (25/11/12) A SWAT team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs. The Raid is one serious action film. Seriously epic. The story is simple. SWAT team need to get to the top of […]