John Wick – Review Phil W. Bayles April 8, 2015 Reviews It's fitting that the seemingly ageless Keanu Reeves should play John Wick. Like its leading man, the film feels unstuck in time; a forgotten '80s classic that would have starred the likes of Stallone or...
A Love Letter to… Con Air Conor Morgan March 31, 2015 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Con Air is a 1996 action blockbuster directed by Simon West, and has a reputation for being ridiculous, unbelievable and over the top - one that's entirely deserved. In the vast majority of instances, that's...
Wild Card – Review Stephen O'Nion March 22, 2015 Reviews Con Air's director, The Princess Bride's writer, and Jason Statham's everything - Wild Card may have decent odds, but it's a long 40 minutes until the Stath even finds his fists. It all feels like a...
Why The Oscars Should Acknowledge Stunt Professionals Hugh Blackstaffe March 18, 2015 12 Rounds, Behind The Curtain, Features It is time for an Academy Award category that acknowledges the work of stunt professionals. They have been a crucial feature of cinema, instilling shock and awe into audiences since the early 1900s, and they...
Maybeland: Cyborg Stephen O'Nion February 17, 2015 Features, Independent, Maybeland You know what best symbolises an apocalypse? Fire. Ideally with a dash of brimstone. Spurting from the ground for no discernible reason, springing from pockets with an obscure source, burning continuously in...
Taken 3 – Interview with Olivier Megaton Cameron Ward January 6, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Features, Interview Take me once, shame on you. Take me twice, shame on me. What happens when it happens the third time? We sat down with Taken 3 director Olivier Megaton to talk about the process, the franchise, and what...
Second Chance: Jurassic Park 3 Andrew Daley November 21, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance Plagued by the release date being postponed for a year, and the first film in the successful Jurassic Park franchise to not be helmed by the acclaimed Steven Spielberg, it’s little wonder that the most...
The November Man – Review Stephen O'Nion November 10, 2014 Reviews Pesky Russians, sneaky intelligence agencies, whizzingly distant locales, exotic women with intriguing accents... Pierce isn’t the only one who’s been here before. Though Brosnan sells hard-bitten like...
El Niño – LFF Review Danielle Davenport September 30, 2014 Reviews El Niño possesses all the ingredients for an efficacious and addictive thriller. The eye-catching start - exploiting transit sights and sounds - ratchets up the tension and is followed by some action-packed...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: The Core Conor Morgan September 18, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Richard Jenkins, DJ Squalls, Bruce Greenwood Director: Jon Amiel Writers: Cooper Layne, John Rogers Budget: $60 million Worldwide gross:...
The Expendables 3 – Review Stephen O'Nion August 16, 2014 Reviews Much of the dialogue is incomprehensible, the young blood is bland (though ninety seconds of screentime apiece doesn't help), and the acting comes down to a game of smirk or grimace - but The Expendables 3 is...
Lucy – Review Cameron Ward August 14, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Visually overflowing, and just about as ludicrous as it is "clever", Luc Besson's latest relies so heavily on pseudo-intellectualism that its outer world quickly falls away to pseudo-reality. Though...
Second Chance: The Day After Tomorrow Stephen O'Nion July 18, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Second Chance Unlike other entries in this series, The Day After Tomorrow isn’t particularly reviled; it grossed over $500 million and doesn’t fare terribly on either IMDb (rating: 6.4) or score aggregators like Rotten...
3 Days to Kill – Review Stephen O'Nion June 20, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Kevin Costner is Ethan Renner. Fresh from washing his mouth with gravel and his brain with cancer, he must injure and kill anyone he comes across to satisfy the wishes of his handler, Amber Heard… ... An...
300: Rise of an Empire – Review Christopher Preston March 4, 2014 Reviews 2 Comments 300 was brawny entertainment back in 2006, pumped full of radioactive testosterone. But this feeble sort-of sequel exhibits a warrior well past its prime. Weak and saggy, the once-chiseled abs have melted into...