Horrific Beasts and How to Avoid Them. I seem to be in a bit of a minority in quite liking Ridley Scott’s last Alien outing – 2012’s “Prometheus”: a heady, if at times ponderous, theory to the origins of man. The first hour of that film is really good. But for me, what made the … Read more
The Arthurian legend:  but with Cockneys. So, bit difficult to describe this one… so I asked my bloke Alfie from Londinium to explain what’s it all about… “‘Ere, OK bruv.  So this is dun by that geezer Guy Ritchie – yer know, the one that dun that Sherlock Holmes with the Iron Man geezer Robert Junior … Read more
Groot Expectations. James Gunn is back writing and directing the sequel to his surprise 2014 summer hit. And it might be a fresh mix tape slammed into the Walkman, but it’s much of the same again. Not that that’s necessarily a bad thing. In terms of the story, it’s almost a remake of the worst … Read more
Keep Calm and Carry on Writing. In a well-mined category, “Their Finest” is a World War 2 comedy/drama telling a tale I haven’t seen told before: the story behind the British Ministry of Information and their drive to produce propaganda films that support morale and promote positive messages in a time of national crisis. For … Read more
A potentially good ‘B’ movie undone. Ecclesiastes 1:9 came up with the oft used quote that “there is nothing new under the sun”. “Sleepless” proves that in spades. Bent copper drama? Check. Dodgy casino owner? Check. Nasty “Black Rain” style hoodlum? Check. Kidnapped teen (“I WILL find you”)? Check. Misunderstood family man? Check. All of … Read more