Monthly Archives: July 2016

HomeFront (Review)

Aside from the occasional rarity Jason Statham’s movies are remarkably consistent, hovering between barely worthwhile and barely not worthwhile. This is known to me at least, as the ‘Statham Range’. Somehow this averages out to me automatically checking out every … Continue reading

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Hackers (Review)

So you think you caught yourself a hacker ‘eh? Here are 12 surefire things you can look for just to be absolutely sure. They provide themselves with ‘hip’ aliases; ‘Zero Cool’. ‘Acid Burn’. ‘The Plague’. They have deliberately awful hair. … Continue reading

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Dead Bang (Review)

Don Johnson never had a chance. On the back of his Miami Vice fame, few would have doubted that Johnson could rise to at least Patrick Swayze levels of cinematic fame. With good looks, charm and an everyman quality, there … Continue reading

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Fletch & Fletch Lives (Review)

Fletch Fletch – like Beverly Hills Cop before it – is first and foremost an action flick. It just so happens that the leading man is also an uncommonly amusing personally capable of turning a meaningless exposition sequence into an … Continue reading

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10 Cloverfield Lane (Review)

So it’s been long enough to say that Cloverfield was a Godzilla type film about invading alien behemoths. It was a decent but forgettable flick that gained a boost because of the JJ Abrams link and the deliberate lack of … Continue reading

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Cooties (Review)

All hell breaks loose at Fort Chicken summer school when tainted chicken nuggets turn pre-pubescents into feral and aggressive zombie cannibal combos. The teachers might be immune from the virus but not from the discomfort of being eaten. When the … Continue reading

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The Eye (Review)

After losing her sight at a very young age Sydney (Jessica Alba) has little recollection of colour and shape, let alone what her family and friends look like. This perhaps has assisted in honing her other senses, given she is … Continue reading

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Independence Day (Review)

Independence Day was once merely the U.S. national day of celebration. Then, in 1996, it became synonymous with two other things, the birth of Will Smith: Hollywood Superstar, and the death of the credible blockbuster, something we still mourn with … Continue reading

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Blue Chips (Review)

What price winning? In the professional NBA it is the players (and their agents) who have the power. The thirty teams are just prospective employers jostling for love and attention. Without the players they are nothing. In the amateur college … Continue reading

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