Author Patrick Taylor

In what is essentially a classic father-son tale played out in a courtroom, The Judge could easily fall into clichéd coasting. And yet what a surprise this was. Robert Downey Jr. is perfectly cast as the...

From the creators of Outnumbered comes this sweet but ultimately flawed comedy about a dysfunctional family who embark on an unexpectedly eventful holiday to Scotland. Viewers expecting an unchallenging...

Monty Python’s Life of Brian is fabled for many things. From poking fun at organised religion, to serenely encouraging us all to (always) look on the bright side of life, it is a film of many and varied...

They were on a mission from God. No one stood a chance, let alone the entire representation of the Illinois Law Enforcement Community. Born out of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live, The Blues Brothers...

Overly reliant on the undoubted chemistry between its two leads, Let’s Be Cops joins a pantheon of inoffensive, yet instantly forgettable, summer comedies. Ryan (Johnson) and Justin (Wayans Jr.) are two...

Since the millennium, there have been a number of shifts and developments in the world of film. One such shift, however, has skirted under the radar. Films which claim to be ‘based on real events’ are more...

It's nearly 30 years since James Cameron’s much celebrated Aliens (1986) hit our screens. A film which built on the premise pioneered in the first instalment, Aliens still represents the high watermark for...

Every once in a while, a comedy comes along which takes you by surprise and treats you to some good wholesome entertainment. Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Movie is not such a case. It joins the long list of moronic...

It would be easy for The Fault in Our Stars to lapse into the kind of sentimental schmaltz which so often handicaps films aimed squarely at the teen audience. Instead, the story of two teenagers who fall in...

Hollywood has not always been synonymous with originality. Nowhere is this more obvious, however, than the return to our screens of some of the greats of the action genre. The genre which made stars of...

For so long, Henry Cavill bore the mantle of Hollywood’s ultimate nearly man. Having narrowly missed out on landing the roles of James Bond, Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent, Empire magazine dubbed him the...

Adapted from a Nick Hornby novel, A Long Way Down tells the story of four people who become unlikely companions when they all attempt to commit suicide on New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately, the film...

The name Dracula looms like an overlarge bat in the cinematic pantheon. Any history of the horror genre is duty bound to recognise its significance. Yet it is doubtful whether as much significance would have...

There is nothing quite like watching Inigo Montoya enter rooms, introduce himself, then promptly invite his mortal foe to prepare for death. Barely 98 minutes in length, The Princess Bride (1987) is the...

Nearly 30 years have elapsed since John Hughes’ fabled coming-of-age classic hit our screens. Much has occurred in that time. But what has become of The Breakfast Club’s stars? Did their time in the...