Probably few things have divided the British people more in the last forty years than Margaret Thatcher’s time as Conservative leader. The pivot point for that hatred/worship was the protracted dispute with the National Union of Mineworkers in 1984/85. Arthur Scargill led the miners in a fight to the death against pit closures and their … Read more
“As Above, So Below” is mutton dressed up as lamb. A movie with such a marketing budget behind it should never be trusted. It starts with an Indiana Jones sort of vibe – actually, less Indiana Jones and more “National Treasure meets Harry Potter”. Welsh born Perdita Weeks plays Scarlett, an archaeologist come alchemist come … Read more
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Kvinden i buret) is a Danish movie with subtitles, which might immediately put some of you off – – but you should definitely give this one a go. Nikolaj Lie Kaas (who some may know from TV serial “The Killing”) plays the gloomy and arrogant homicide detective Carl Mørck. His … Read more
So, I ignored what they said see and went to Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For. Guess I was born at night too. But not last night. And not the night before last. How did it make me feel? Dirty. Like the gyrating broads in Kadie’s that make me feel like a … Read more
Luc Besson has always tended towards strikingly different movies – “Leon the Professional” and “The Fifth Element” being cases in point… strange blue alien woman doing soprano opera anyone? “Lucy”, both written and directed by Besson, is probably a ‘Marmite’ (love it or hate it) sort of film, as whilst it delivers a solid sci-fi … Read more