Monthly Archives: September 2015

Battle of the 90s Submarine Movies: The Hunt for Red October vs Crimson Tide

It’s hard to believe that both of these films were made over twenty years ago. But they were, with Crimson Tide (1995) being legally able to drink this year, and The Hunt for Red October (1990) now a quarter century … Continue reading

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Ex Machina (Review)

When Caleb is plucked from entry level obscurity for a once in a lifetime opportunity to not only meet but work with Nathan, a Steve Jobs type computer genius on his latest, as yet unknown, development, he feels as if … Continue reading

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Blood and Bone (Review)

Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear was a callback to late JCVD direct to video churn, adequate but uninspired filmmaking for a nice audience. Blood and Bone is an example of how surprisingly entertaining direct to (now) Blu-Ray can be … Continue reading

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Dead Shadows (Review)

Oh wow. This is bad, with the atrocious dub being only the first of a huge number of sins. Some French kid had his parents murdered on the very night of the 1986 Halley’s Comet visit. A decade later another … Continue reading

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Primal Fear (Review)

To high priced lawyer Martin Vail (Richard Gere), there are no good or bad people, just income and publicity opportunities. A good lawyer can get a bad client off, a bad lawyer can have a good client convicted. So when … Continue reading

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Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (Review)

Despite the gushing of others I for one thought the original Hot Tub Time Machine was merely amusing, hardly the modern day classic that it was purported to be. With Rob Cusack sensibly recognising after striking it lucky once and … Continue reading

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A Thousand Words (Review)

Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy) is a motormouth super-agent who has utmost faith in himself. He never listens to others, never thinks about their needs, doesn’t even read the books that he is to promote. ‘No need’ he surmises, a quick … Continue reading

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Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet (Review)

As we all know, the only thing that keeps unruly teens in line is their occasional mass slaughter. Cinematically speaking at least. Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet is an unremarkable yet competent tale featuring the requisite debauchery, drunkenness … Continue reading

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