Category Archives: Superstars

Spy (Review)

Posted on November 20, 2015 by OGR

I was asked this recently by a work colleague; “if Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell have made careers out of people laughing at them, so why do I have such an issue with Melissa McCarthy doing the same?” My response … Continue reading →

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Blind Date (Review)

Posted on September 21, 2015 by OGR

Blind Date is as ill thought out as the titular date that accounts for well over half the running time. Needing a date for a big work do, over-worked accountant Walter (Bruce Willis) takes a recommendation for a blind date … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 12, 2015 by OGR

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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A Thousand Words (Review)

Posted on September 3, 2015 by OGR

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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Maggie (Review)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by OGR

Maggie is an incredible tease of incredible proportions. To start with it has the greatest action hero of our time in Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead, then markets itself as a zombie film. Then it brings the man who quipped … Continue reading →

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Terminator: Genisys (Review)

Posted on July 24, 2015 by OGR

So Judgment Day happened. Or it didn’t. The rise of Skynet either went ahead as prophesied. Or something else altogether. With the Terminator mythology already pretty much nailed in films one and two, every subsequent flick seems like the extra … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten Cop (Review)

Posted on July 6, 2015 by OGR

John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a towering and imposing undercover cop. Crisp (Richard Tyson) is a vicious criminal. Kimble’s nemesis. His obsession. When Crisp escapes imprisonment on a technicality, the police fear that he will try to track down his … Continue reading →

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Sabotage (Review)

Posted on July 2, 2015 by OGR

Arnold is Breacher, the leader of a DEA special ops team chock full of hotheads and yahoos, all with similarly cheesy nicknames of their own. When the team gets a little creative and try to skim a little off the … Continue reading →

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Kiss of Death (Review)

Posted on May 4, 2015 by OGR

It’s strangely ironic that Nicolas Cage starred in a film called Kiss of Death, seeing as that is what he is now commonly seen as when attached to a new film. But Kiss of Death really isn’t a Nicolas Cage … Continue reading →

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The Equaliser (Review)

Posted on May 1, 2015 by OGR

Bob (Denzel Washington) has a menial repetitive job with low pay. He bothers no-one and keeps to himself. Sure he chats and is amiable, but in an instantly forgettable way. He’s the quiet guy in the diner eating his usual … Continue reading →

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