Sweeney! – Review

For the last couple of years Network distribution has had a successfully released a series of movies under the imprint of The British Film. These cover a variety of genres and titles and have just st...

Sweeney 2 – Review

With the success of the TV show and the reception accorded to the first film, it was inevitable that there would be a second big screen adventure for the boys from the Flying Squad. Though, this time...
Polar Netflix

Polar – Review

Polar, the latest feature length release from streaming giant Netflix, is probably going to fall into either love it or hate it camps for most viewers. The brutal ultra violence on show will leave so...

Bumblebee – Review

When the announcement was made that the Transformers franchise was expanding it filled me with dread. After the first film, that was reasonably entertaining, there have been diminishing returns from ...

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Trailer

After the dramatic ending of John Wick Chapter 2 we get our first full look at what the future holds for the Baba Yaga. With one hour’s grace Wick has to work out how to avoid every other assas...

Backtrace – Review

I think it’s about time that the publicity departments have a bit of a rethink about how they approach the advertising of some movies. Not so much with the big releases as they tend to use a nu...

Siberia – Review

There is a tremendous amount of affection out there for Keanu Reeves. He has had a long and, on the main part, successful career. So much so that there is now the KeanuCon film festival dedicated to ...

Nekrotronic

It’s always refreshing to see a film that doesn’t hang about. While watching a number of films at the Sitges Film Festival there was a common theme in the way that films started. More often than not ...

A Better Tomorrow 2018

Reboots and reimaginings have been a staple of the movie industry from almost the time a camera recorded moving images for dramatic purposes. It can be seen as a cynical ploy on the part of studios t...
The Meg

The Meg

If there is one thing you should know about a cinema visit to see The Meg, it’s that you need to set your expectations really low. And once you’ve done that, set them a little lower. Only then will y...