Monthly Archives: July 2016

Major League 2 & Major League 3: Back to the Minors Reviewed

Major League 2 Major League was a wonderful concoction of rich characters, amusing events and well executed sequences that transcended mere ‘baseball’ to reward even non-baseball and even non-sports fans alike. Watching the film wouldn’t convince you of the merits … Continue reading

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Review)

It’s been a long while; probably the days of Roman gladiator fights, since a ‘to the death’ battle was waged by two guys wearing capes. I just hope it is as long before this is inflicted upon us again. For … Continue reading

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Zero Tolerance (Review)

Smart marketing some guy. Sell me a movie promising vengeance, martial arts, nudity and Scott Adkins, then give me a limp movie featuring only the smallest amount of those things hidden behind one of the non-Johnny Depp 21 Jump Street … Continue reading

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The Thin Red Line (Review)

I am too much of an amateur hack to give such serious subject matter the respect it deserves, and too smart to make silly juvenile jokes about an arena full of death and sacrifice. So this will be a short … Continue reading

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Review)

At Ridgemont High the kids talk sex, have sex and think about sex. All day. Every day. They talk about it at school. They set it up at the mall. They have it at almost anywhere. Maybe if I Fast … Continue reading

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The Witch (Review)

Like the music of Beyoncé and Taylor Swift I can see efficiency and competence oozing from The Witch, but I cannot for a moment join in the fawning and adulation. That doesn’t mean for a second that I wasn’t on … Continue reading

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Re-Kill (Review)

10.30 Friday: Re-Kill (Outbreak Channel) (Violence. Adult themes. Language.) Join Jimmy Mitchell in a reality show with a difference. Go behind the scenes of Division 8, the heavily armed team tasked with ‘re-killing’ the undead hordes. See never before seen … Continue reading

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Ghost Rider (Review)

It was a good idea to have the whisky soaked pipes of Sam Elliot as the narrator to the opening blurb. It was a good idea to have big bold and loud opening credits. Alas that’s where the good ideas … Continue reading

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Eddie (Review)

Until the next time Hollywood churns out another one, I will fervently hope that Eddie represents one of the last examples of the lazy “person who shouldn’t be given the job they are given” comedies. But I will also know … Continue reading

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Hardcore Henry (Review)

Perhaps setting a tone, Hardcore Henry opens with slo-mo shots of graphic violence. When the film proper opens we meet a ‘hero’ we will never see in Henry, who like a battery operated GI Joe filled with Universal Soldier parts, … Continue reading

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