There are bad movies that are just intolerable to sit through. And then there’s “Into the Storm”. Jan de Bont’s 1996 “Twister” came into cinemas like – and excuse the pun – a blast of fresh air. Whilst “Into the Storm” is not exactly a remake (there are no cows present at all for example!), … Read more
I admit to having a very negative view of both Marvel and DC movie properties of late. These seem to range from the massively over-recycled fayre of Batman, Superman and Spiderman to dredging out the most marginal characters from the back of the metaphorical kitchen cupboard. I fully expected Guardians of the Galaxy to fall … Read more
There are some films you go to see with low expectations and back in 2011 Rupert Wyatt’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was one of those. After the Charlton Heston classic, a long series of increasingly poor sequels and a failed Tim Burton reboot, apprehension was high. But how wrong could I be.  … Read more
Biopics, especially musical biopics, often tell the blood sweat and tears story of singers/songwriters rising from deprived childhoods or troubled backgrounds (queue ‘X-factor’ style soulful music) before finding fortune and fame through their musical talent. Sometimes that high can be followed by the low of drink, drugs and early death.  But it is a characteristic … Read more
Comedy westerns have a strong legacy through classics like Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles”, “Support your Local Sheriff/Gunfighter” (with James Garner), “Paleface” and “Son of Paleface” (with Bob Hope and Jane Russell) all the way back to the brilliant “Destry Rides Again” (with James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich).  Unfortunately for each of these classics there’s the … Read more