Category Archives: Opinion

Independence Day (Or why I can’t stand Will Smith!)

June 4, 2013 no comments

When Independence Day was released back in 1996 it erupted onto our cinemas amidst a furious media storm.  Everybody was raving about it.  I too got caught up in all the excitement, ready to witness ...

Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Revisited

March 1, 2013 no comments

When you mention you’re a Star Wars fan to anyone outside your normal social circle, you tend to get one of two reactions. One is the “Eurgh, what did I just step on?” look as they incons...

Django Unchained

February 3, 2013 7 comments

Django Unchained is Quentin Tarantino’s 7th outing as Writer / Director and takes us back to his love of the Spaghetti Western. It tells the story of the black slave Django’s escape from ...

What to look forward to in 2013: Part 2

January 8, 2013 3 comments

Django Unchained  Be honest with yourself, Tarantino hasn’t made a great film in 10 years. Inglourious Basterds was average, Death Proof took itself too seriously and Kill Bill Volume 2 would have wo...

Thomas’s top 10 of 2012

January 3, 2013 1 comment

This list proved harder to cut down than I initially thought. Nonetheless, here’s my top films of 2012. Likely subject to change once discussed with exception of the top three. Enjoy. The Muppets Wit...

John’s top ten films of 2012

January 1, 2013 1 comment

2012 has been a very good year for films, especially ones that appeal to me. When I compiled my top ten of last year I had maybe thirteen contenders for the list. This year in comparison had about tw...

Jase’s Top Picks of 2012

December 29, 2012 no comments

Time for a bit of a retrospective for 2012 so here is my personal choices for best films of 2012…  I didn’t get to see everything I wanted so if I redid this list in 12 months time after ...

My Essential Christmas Films

December 23, 2012 5 comments

Seeing as how it’s Christmas and all, I thought I’d share with you my favourite Christmas films. Santa Clause: The Movie  A film that didn’t do too well at the box office, it went o...

Enough is Enough?

November 29, 2012 3 comments

With the release of another major blu ray re-release in the form of the fortieth anniversary  box set of The Godfather trilogy it seems like a good time to ask if there is a point at which it becomes...

Throw away the remote: Films you always watch

November 3, 2012 7 comments

There is a loose collection of films that fall that I call my always watch films. They are easily recognised as they all have the same effect. I always sit down and watch them no matter how many time...