Tuesday, 29 July, 2025

Tag: film


Directed by: AJ Schnack. Rated: 15. Running Time: 96 Mins. I would think that one thing you would want to ask yourself about a project that you were embarking upon would be what form does this need to take? Namely, Read more…


Directed by: Shane Meadows. Starring: Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun. Rated: 18. Running Time: 101 Mins. I\’m sure there are other British directors out there doing sterling work; in fact I know there Read more…


Directed by: M Night Shyamalan. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo. Rated: R. Running Time: 91 Mins. This is a short film but by the end of it I felt robbed of every second I wasted on it. I Read more…


Have I anywhere publicly expressed my loathing for Star Wars? I am not sure that I have. I feel the urge to do so now. Why? Because my children have the Star Wars Lego computer game and the sound of Read more…


When it came out there was nothing out there quite like it — it was edgy, humourous, sexy and intelligent; it was a prime example of MTV hitting the nail squarely on the head. It meshed Western ideas of sci-fi Read more…


If there is such a thing as an under-rated Tarantino film  then I would posit that this is it. Not a favourite among many Tarantino fans that I know (my sources are as reliable as any Gallup poll, I assure Read more…


  I studied both the book and the film as part of a course that was looking at how books were converted into film. I have to admit that I had previously found Virginia Woolf to be quite a difficult Read more…


  i have enjoyed the work of harmony korine since i first became aware of him with kids which he wrote the script for. gummo was an acquired taste which i loved not just for it\’s weirdness but for the Read more…


Directed by Brett Ratner. Starring Jennifer Garner, Terrence Stamp, Goran Visnjic. Cert: 12. Running Time: 100 Mins Approx Bad, bad, bad. There usually are some redeeming features to a film. I suppose you can argue that just watching Jennifer Garner Read more…


Directed by Nora Ephron. Starring Nicole Kidman; Will Ferrell; Shirley Maclaine; Michael Caine; Jason Schwartzman. Cert: PG. Running Time: 1 Hr 38 Mins. I hated this film. The review should perhaps end then. I like Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley Read more…