2014 DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood May contain spoilers! Clint Eastwood is a strange one for me. His popularity as a director is strong, seemingly with older film fans, those who grew with him from his early acting roles in TV series such as Rawhide, to his legendary Spaghetti Western era, his mainstream movies such as Dirty Harry (1971), … Continue reading AMERICAN SNIPER
Month: November 2015
THE SWEENEY
2012 DIRECTOR: Nick Love May contain spoilers! Over the years I would watch BBC's Top Gear programme and say "Why is it that we can have a car show filming cars and making them so cool and yet British drama often looks so dull! Well, it appears that someone else had the same idea and in … Continue reading THE SWEENEY
GONE GIRL
2014 DIRECTOR: David Fincher CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS! David Fincher is one of my top directors and his latest Oscar nominated hit, Gone Girl certainly maintains his style. But what of the substance? Based on the bestseller of the same name this is more in the vain of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2008), rather than his … Continue reading GONE GIRL
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (3D)
2015 DIRECTOR: Genndy Tartakovsky May contain spoilers! Having not seen the first film, though I am told by almost everyone who has seen it that it is good, I can only see this for what it is, a sequel to a film which I have never seen. Reuniting us with colourful characters which we should … Continue reading HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (3D)
TERMINATOR: GENISYS 3D (REVISED)
2015 DIRECTOR: Alan Taylor May contain spoilers! 31 years later and the Terminator is till terminating. Yep, afraid so. Like the 1984 T-800, this terminator simply will not die. Arnie is back after having all but bailed out of the last attempted Terminator franchise opener,Terminator Salvation (2009), busy being the Governor of California and all that, … Continue reading TERMINATOR: GENISYS 3D (REVISED)
FILM OF THE MONTH ~ OCTOBER 2015
"Are we back?" "We're back" replied Doc Brown, but he was referring to 1985 after Marty and Doc's trip to October 2015, but this month saw US arrive on that "future" date, a date that has now slipped peacefully into the past. The buzz surrounding this fictional interpretation of the future has been as fascinating … Continue reading FILM OF THE MONTH ~ OCTOBER 2015