Monthly Archives: May 2016

Lake Placid (Review)

Lake Placid gets it. It knows that the creature – in this instance a crocodile – and the kills are secondary. It knows no-one is going to win an award out of this. It knows that being simple can work, … Continue reading

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (Or something like that)

Cult film checklist: Let’s see, Buckaroo Banzai is a half Japanese, half American son of genius scientists who assembles a team who travel on a big bus with Buckaroo’s name emblazoned on the side, to go so very fast that … Continue reading

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Lake Mungo (Review)

Lake Mungo is horror blue balls incarnate. An hour and a half of unfulfilled tease. All build, no payoff. In the small Australian town of Ararat, a young girl goes missing. Her name is Alice Palmer and she is presumed … Continue reading

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Volcano (Review)

Imagine what you might do if a volcano erupted in your city. Imagine what the authorities would do. Imagine how the general population would react. Well imagine no longer, because here is the film that will tell you. All that … Continue reading

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Sneakers (Review)

When a small group of quirky and oddball characters including  – a blind guy, a burnout, a teen phenom and a conspiracy nut – specialising in proving impenetrable security systems and unbreakable codes wrong, are conscripted for a one-off ‘hush-hush, … Continue reading

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To Hell & (to the) Back: The Hellraiser Franchise Review

Horror is the original home of franchises. Before Fast and Furious and Transformers dominated the box office, came Nightmare on Elm street, Halloween and Friday the 13th. But it didn’t end there, with Paranormal and Saw as the more recent … Continue reading

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The Big Short (Review)

Despite every second economist proclaiming to one and all that they say the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) coming as 2008 neared, the reality is that almost all of them are full of shit. Where The Wolf of Wall Street sought … Continue reading

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In a World… (Review)

*Deep Ominous Voice* “In A World… where there is apparently a demand for voiceover professionals to speak over movie trailers, Carole (Lake Bell) finds herself surrounded by men. Men like Sam, the man with the most boomingest of voices. The … Continue reading

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Jacob’s Ladder (Review)

In Vietnam, Jacob (Tim Robbins) was subjected to arduous conditions, untold levels of stress and tension. As part of a small platoon who found themselves gassed, attacked and ultimately bayoneted, Jacob was found bloodied at the scene as others around … Continue reading

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Freddy’s Follies: The Entire ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Franchise Review

Freddie Krueger is a brilliant creation. A deeply scarred man who dresses like a gay homeless person who refuses to let go of his ‘look’. Freddy lives in the dimly boiler rooms of teenager’s dreams, awaiting his chance. Sharpening his … Continue reading

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