Dante Lam’s 2014 That Demon Within made its way to the 2016 Glasgow Film Festival. A gripping crime thriller that pulls no punches in its violent shoot outs and duplicitous protagonist.
A dutiful police officer doubts himself after saving the life of a notorious and ruthless killer. Unsure if he did the right thing by protecting a cold-blooded murderer, his actions come back to haun...
This is one that completely passed me by. I am a big fan of Park Chan-Wook and I rated Stoker as my favourite film of 2013. It was only recently I came across the short film, A Rose Reborn that was h...
Making a romantic comedy can be a tricky proposition for film makers. There are certain conventions that audiences have come to expect and this tends to colour their attitude and support of a new fil...
Luc Besson has become a master of the high concept thriller. It could be an assassin, a driver or a man with a very particular set of skills as the main protagonist, but you pretty much know what to ...
I’ve seen many people claim that 2014 was a poor year for movies. Before I started this list I was inclined to agree. As I wrote up my shortlist however, I found myself making sacrifices in ord...
Contrary to popular opinion I found 2014 to be a pretty good year for movie releases. Sure some of the bigger movies failed to deliver but what’s new? There were a number of very well made film...
It was always going to be tough gig following in the footsteps of JJ Abrams but it looks like Paramount have come up trumps with the news that Justin Lin will direct the third film in the Star Trek ...
So, this is Christmas and what have you done, as a great man once said. Well, some people put together some very fine films in 2014. As always, any omissions are either due to personal taste, and whe...
Disney studios continue their attempt to take over the entire film world with the future release of the classic tale of Cinderella. This time the beloved tale will be a live action adventure, in the ...