Starring: Elizabeth Mitchell, Frank Grillo Director: James DeMonaco You'd be forgiven for rejecting this entry into the franchise as being a further cash in, but there's something about this film that kind of struck me. In this chapter, a US senator wants to make political moves to abolish the Purge, having lost her family to… Continue reading Preview: The Purge Election Year
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Jason Bourne (2016)
Starring: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles Director: Paul Greengrass I must have seen the three Bourne films about a million times. I'm not sure what about them get to me so much. I know it's partly to do with Damon as Bourne (I never bothered with the Jeremy Renner… Continue reading Jason Bourne (2016)
Triple 9 (2016)
Starring: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Norman Reedus, Aaron Paul, Woody Harrelson, Kate Winslet Director: John Hillcoat An entertaining action flick, where right and wrong feel like murky concepts, Triple 9 follows a group of robbers, some of whom are corrupt police. When they complete a job foisted on them by a gang who… Continue reading Triple 9 (2016)
105 Must See Movies: The Untouchables (1987)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert Di Niro, Andy Garcia Director: Brian De Palma During the Prohibition Era in Chicago, Al Capone (Di Niro) was king, running the town through organised crime and bribery, supplying liquor from across the Canadian border. In order to clean up this corruption, a man called Eliot Ness (Costner) was… Continue reading 105 Must See Movies: The Untouchables (1987)
Preview: X-Men: Apocalypse
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters Director: Bryan Singer This film is huge. It's huge and intense, and actually, it's pretty awesome. (If you like your films epic, you can go so far as to see this one in 3D.… Continue reading Preview: X-Men: Apocalypse
105 Must See Films: Coffy (1973)
Starring: Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw Director: Jack Hill In a crazy, violent, breast-baring caper, a good hearted nurse decides to take the law into her own hands when her sister is the victim of drug dealers. But she soon discovers that the corruption goes all the way to the top... Coffy (Pam Grier) is both… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Coffy (1973)
105 Must See Films: Gravity (2013)
Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney Director: Alfonso Cuarón Overhyped film about astronaut Ryan Stone (Bullock) who is separated from her spaceship during a freak accident, and must use all her ingenuity to survive. The central performance by Bullock is the actress at her finest, and perhaps the accolades that the film received are highly deserved.… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Gravity (2013)
Tomorrowland (2015)
Starring: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie Director: Brad Bird Sci-fi movie created by the guy who dreamed up Finding Nemo and starring the incomparable George Clooney, what could go wrong? Based on a Disney ride, (which before you scoff, you’ll remember the Pirates Of the Carribean films also were) there’s plenty of scope for… Continue reading Tomorrowland (2015)
Sicario (2015)
"An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico." - IMDB Genre: Action/Crime Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro. Directed: Denis Villeneuve This film has a really strong opening, and maintains this level of… Continue reading Sicario (2015)
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