Review: Haywire (2012)

Haywire can only be described as 007 meets Jason Bourne but for females. A surprisingly quiet promotional campaign for an…

14 years ago

Review: Yamada: The Samurai of Ayutthaya (2010, Thai)

Yamada: The Samurai of Ayutthaya is a historical martial arts movie, based (rather loosely perhaps)  on the life real life…

14 years ago

Review: Pulp Fiction (1994)

In 1992 Quentin Tarantino introduced himself to the world with his directorial debut Reservoir Dogs. Notable for its unusual take on a…

14 years ago

Review: Trollhunter (2010, Norwegian)

When film-maker Andre Ovredal wrote the screenplay for The Troll Hunter he based it on a single comment from Norwegian…

14 years ago

Review: The Panama Deception (1992)

As an 8 year old at the time of the US invasion of Panama in 1989, I have to confess…

14 years ago

Review: War Horse (2012)

Based on the 1982 children's novel by Michael Morpurgo, War Horse charts the life of a horse born and raised…

14 years ago

Review: The Darkest Hour (2012)

There are some films where you don't know what to expect. The trailer is great, but the reviews are terrible,…

14 years ago

Review: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Based on the 2005 novel Q&A, Slumdog Millionaire became Danny Boyle's most successful film to date, including helping him win…

14 years ago

Review: The Guard (2011)

The Guard won an unusual and well deserved award shortly after release, becoming as it remains at the end of…

14 years ago

Review: Animal Farm (1954)

Animal Farm was a 1945 novel written by British author George Orwell. The book has become one of his most…

14 years ago