Could Lighting really strike twice? In 2011 no could a little unknown independent Indonesian action film with a Welsh director creating such a buzz, a buzz that created such a critical storm it wasn’t until it reached British shores (Glasgow Film 4 Frightfest) we could truly see why it was such a special film. That… Read More Film Review: The Raid 2 (2014)
When someone tells you ‘don’t believe the hype’ in regards to a certain film you have to say the majority of the time there true as that film ends up being a disappointment not living up to the hype. However, there are times such as Gareth Evans The Raid a film that’s built up such… Read More DVD Review – The Raid (2011)
The world is sadly still in the middle of a financial meltdown but in China things do look on financial terms a lot healthier,some people may not know they are the fast growing market globally. No matter where in the world you are there’s a little three letter word that connects us all and that’s… Read More DVD Review – Red Light Revolution (2012)
If there’s ever a fine example of a film to showcase the notion that you don’t need a big budget, snazzy VFX or even have the big name cast to deliver a powerful film, Jeremy Saulnier‘s Blue Ruin is that movie. A cautionary study of revenge, Catharism that’s tensely gripping and proves low budget… Read More DVD Review – Blue Ruin (2013)
They always say a dog is a man’s best friend, in Spike Jonze‘s Her (2014) man’s best friend is his computer (or operating System). It seems technology has advanced, advancing to such a level replacing the need for true human companionship now comes in the shape of artificial intelligence is it a reflection of today’s… Read More Film Review – Her (2014)
When you look back at the video game movie adaptations, their cinematic history has been nothing but dreadful. It mirrors what comic book movies where 15 plus years ago, so could the most successful racing car video game in the world Need For Speed break the trend? No. Need For Speed had everything set up… Read More Film Review – Need For Speed (2014)
Just been thinking recently of some of the silliest things people have said to me over the years. I lived and worked in Manchester over a 4 year period, the city is an excellent city, I made lots of good friends and met a lot of nice people. 2001 -2003 I worked at Salford Quays… Read More People say the silliest things
Love makes people do some unique things sometimes those things could be out of character too. But you may ask yourself when you do it is it Love for your other half or simply impulse that drives you? If you were to throw revenge into the equation how far would you go in the name… Read More DVD Review – Revenge A Love Story (2010)
When you talk about Hong Kong Action films there’s really only one film director that’s synonymous with that nation’s action genre, that’s Dante Lam. He is responsible for bringing some of the best action flicks the past few years from The Beast stalker, Stool Pigeon, Fire of Conscience 3 films that have put the region… Read More DVD Review – The Sniper (2009)
You ever wondered if Macaulay Culkin was given a gun instead of a Michael Jordan cut out what Home Alone might have been like? Steven C.Miller’s The Aggression Scale might just be what Home Alone with guns would be like and it’s fun, violent roller coaster ride into Home invasion territory fans of the genre… Read More DVD Review – The Aggression Scale (2012)
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