Synopsis: The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul – a union that […]
Foxcatcher (2015) – *SPOILERS*
American Sniper (2015)
Synopsis: Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, […]
Quickfire Review: The Drop (2014)
Synopsis: Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood’s past where friends, families, and foes all work […]
Quickfire Review: The Rover (2014) – Dude, where the f*%k is my car?
Synopsis: 10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened loner pursues the men who stole his only possession, his car. Along the way, he captures one of the thieves’ brother, and […]
Enemy (2015) – Itsy Bitsy Giant Massive Freakin Spider
Synopsis: A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie My Take Dennis Villenueve has made two films with Jake Gyllenhaal; tense, moody child abduction thriller Prisoners; and […]
Quickfire Review: The Guest (2014)
Synopsis: A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series […]
Quickfire Review: Stretch (2014)
Synopsis: A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous […]
Quickfire Review: Cold In July (2014)
Synopsis: When a protective father meets a murderous ex-con, both need to deviate from the path they are on as they soon find themselves entangled in a downwards spiral of lies and […]
Quickfire Review: Grand Piano (2014)
Synopsis: Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet. My Take Joel Schumacher’s Phone Booth was a high concept […]
Gone Girl (2014) *SPOILERS*
Synopsis: With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent My […]
Quickfire Review: Blue Ruin (2014) – Hobo Hitman
Synopsis: A mysterious outsider’s quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up […]
Quickfire Review: Locke (2014)
Synopsis: Ivan Locke, a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call on the eve of the biggest challenge of his career that sets in motion a series of […]
Quickfire Review: Under The Skin (2014)
Synopsis: A mysterious woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. Events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. My Take Under The Skin is one of those scripts […]
In Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) – Monkey See, Monkey Kill
Synopsis: In the wake of a disaster that changed the world, the growing and genetically evolving apes find themselves at a critical point with the human race. My Take As a massive […]
Quickfire Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Synopsis: Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack My Take 12 years after Ben Affleck nearly killed Tom […]
Quickfire Review: The Frozen Ground (2013)
Synopsis: An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events. My Take Sigh…. Ok, […]
Quickfire Review: Closed Circuit (2013)
Synopsis: A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team – testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy My Take While there have been […]
Lone Survivor (2014)
Synopsis: Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. When they are compromised Marcus and his team are […]
White House Down (2013)
Synopsis: While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of […]
Quickfire Review: Backwoods (2006)
Synopsis: An English couple’s holiday in Spain is interrupted when they discover a girl imprisoned in a cabin. My Take The Backwoods is a dark and engaging British/Spanish thriller that came and went […]
Quickfire Review: The Purge (2013)
Synopsis: In the future, a wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized My […]
Captain Phillips (2013) – Possible Spoilers
Synopsis: The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years […]
Quickfire Review: The Numbers Station (2013)
Synopsis: A disgraced black ops agent is dispatched to a remote CIA broadcast station to protect a code operator. Soon, they find themselves in a life-or-death struggle to stop a deadly plot before […]
The Counselor (2013) Trailer – Michael Fassbender Breaks Bad
Michael Fassbender looks like he should probably call Saul Goodman in Ridley Scott’s upcoming The Counselor. I’ve always enjoyed post Gladiator Ridley Scott most when he is putting together ensemble thrillers (Matchstick […]
London Boulevard (2010) – Dull, Dated and….Did I Say Dull?
Synopsis: An ex-con hired to look after a reclusive young actress finds himself falling in love, which puts him in direct confrontation with one of London’s most vicious gangsters My Take Given the […]
Quickfire Review: Insomnia (2002)
Synopsis: Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to an Alaskan town where the sun doesn’t set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen. My Take Ask most people to name […]
Quickfire Review: Black Rock (2013)
Synopsis: Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a […]
Quickfire Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) – It’s all about perspective
Synopsis: A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family’s […]
Quickfire Review: Arbitrage (2013)
Synopsis: A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help My Take While not […]
Kill Your Darlings (2013) – Trailer
Harry Potter’s all grown up and he’s going Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings which is due for release later this year. It’s another smart career move from Radcliffe to distance himself from […]
Quickfire Review: A Hijacking (2013)
Synopsis: The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen My Take The rise and rise of Danish television […]
To Tokyo: A Hooray For Movies Kickstarter Pledge
So my very talented cousin (by marriage) Florence is currently filming her first feature film, To Tokyo, which is due for release in 2014. It has a very Nicolas Winding Refn vibe to it […]
Polypore (2013) – Big ambition let down by lack of focus
Synopsis: A young man must cope with involuntary telepathy, a potion-induced transformation, teleporting agents and a clone reincarnation, all while dodging an evil corporation that wants to harvest his brain for knowledge. My […]
Quickfire Review: Trust (2010) – Ross gets dark
Synopsis: Explores the aftermath of a teenage girl being targeted by an online sexual predator My Take Don’t be fooled by the opening five minutes of Trust. The happy go lucky images of […]
Deja Vu (2006) – Time Travel Twoddle….Time Twoddle?
Synopsis: An A.T.F. agent, investigating a massive bombing on a New Orleans ferry, travels back in time to save a woman from being murdered, falling in love with her in the process. My […]
Quickfire Review: Side Effects (2013)
Synopsis: A young woman’s world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects. My Take Few directors working today can run the gauntlet of genre cinema like Steven Soderbergh. […]
Quickfire Review: Welcome To The Punch (2013)
Synopsis: Ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective Max Lewinsky, one last chance to catch the […]
Trailer: American Hustle (2013)
I have been a huge fan of David O. Russell ever since I saw Flirting With Disaster in the late ’90s. I was even that one guy who loves I Heart Huckerbees. […]
Quickfire Review: Pusher (2012)
Synopsis: In London, a street dealer’s life spins out of control over the course of one week after he borrows money from his supplier on what’s supposed to be a sure thing. My […]
The Paperboy (2013) – Misappropriated Love
Synopsis: A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate, and his strange love affair with a local woman My Take Some movies are so adept […]
World War Z (2013) – Apocalypse How?
Synopsis: United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself. My Take […]
Jack Reacher (2013) (possible spoilers)
Synopsis: A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims. My Take I was half way through reading One Shot when I decided to […]
Django Unchained (2013) – Now the hype has gone, is it actually any good?
Synopsis: With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. My Take When Django Unchained came out I had […]
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
Synopsis: When he is asked to protect the son of a local prominent business from ruinous scandal a West Texas deputy sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer. My Take I knew […]
The Iceman (2013) Official Trailer
A little while ago I put together a list of 10 actors who I would watch in anything regardless of how shitty the movie they were in might be (http://wp.me/p32hec-e9). It was […]
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) – SPOILERS
Synopsis: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon […]
Hannibal (2013 – ) First Thoughts
Last weekend one of my avid readers (and long time friend) Laura asked me a favour. She was intrigued by the new Hannibal TV show which received its premier in the UK […]
Dark Skies (2013) – Signs Mark II
Synopsis: As the Barret family’s peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them. My Take Dark […]
Lockout (2012) – Escape From Space
Synopsis: A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. (Guy Pearce) is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter (Maggie Grace) from an outer space prison […]
Compliance (2012) – Jumping Jack, Flash
Synopsis: When a prank caller convinces a fast food restaurant manager to interrogate an innocent young employee, no-one is left unharmed. Based on true events. My Take There was a point about 60 […]
