From the mind of Joe Carnahan, Copshop is a genre throwback. It was a tight action-thriller set mostly in a police station. Teddy Murretto (Frank Grillo) is a criminal on the run and seeks safety by being arrested. He sucker punches Valerie Young (Alexis Louder), a rookie cop with the Gun Creek Police Department. However, Teddy’s safety […]
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Bondathon: The Living Daylights
The late ‘80s saw a new actor take over the role of James Bond with Timothy Dalton. His era saw Bond become a darker character and the missions being more realistic. James Bond must protect General Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé), a senior KGB general who plans to defect to MI6. However, Bond has suspicions because the sniper sent […]
Malignant Review
James Wan is seen as the modern master of horror cinema. He has mixed critical success and mainstream appeal. Malignant is his latest horror offering. Madison Mitchell (Annabelle Wallis) is a woman who has no memory of her life before she was eight. She’s also trapped in an abusive relationship. After one attack too many, a monster […]
Venom Review
Spider-man is one of Sony’s most lucrative film properties. But the studio is at a crossroads because of the failure of The Amazing Spider-man series and needing to work with Marvel to bring the character into the MCU. In 2018 Sony tried to show what they could do with the property with the spin-off Venom and the animated film Spider-man: Into […]
Interview with Richard Jackson
Kieran Freemantle talks with Richard Jackson about his first short film, Type Till You Bleed, his film career, and his work on Youtube.
Bondathon: A View To A Kill
A View To A Kill makes the final time Roger Moore played Ian Fleming’s iconic superspy. But was it one film too many for Moore? MI6 discovers the Soviets have been using microchips from Zoran Industries, one of the biggest microchip manufacturers in the world. They believe the company owner, Max Zoran (Christopher Walken), has […]
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Review
The Marvel Cinematic Universe enters the world of martial arts fantasy with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Shaun (Simu Liu) is a valet in San Francisco whose friends think isn’t living up to his potential. Yet he harbours a deep dark secret because his real name is Shang-Chi and his father, Xu […]
Bondathon: Never Say Never Again
Sean Connery famously said that he would never return to play James Bond after Diamonds Are Forever. However, he was convinced to return for one final adventure for the unofficial Bond film, Never Say Never Again. James Bond is now an aging agent who is no longer sent out on missions. M (Edward Fox) has deactivated the Double-0 section […]
The Night House Review
The Night House was a horror film that made an incredible impression with its premiere being at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. After over a year and half, it has earned a wide release. Beth (Rebecca Hall) is a recently widowed English teacher after her husband, Owen (Evan Jonigkeit), has committed suicide. As well as struggling […]
Candyman (2021) Review
In 2018 Universal saw a surprising hit with the release of Halloween, a modern set sequel to the original 1978 film, which ignored the muddied continuity of the previous sequels. This idea of a “Legacy Sequel” paid off big, both financially and critically, with the film being the most successful sequel to date. Realizing the […]