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Notebook Reviews: BATTLEFIELD EARTH

Roger Christian – 2000 Battlefield Earth is not as bad as you have been led to believe. Having said that, it’s nothing to rave about either. The special effects are quite good and John Travolta has fun in an over-the-top/camp sort of way [...]

January 30, 2021

Stephen King Adaptation THE GREEN MILE Is Still Magic More Than 20 Years On

Frank Darabont followed his acclaimed 1994 release, The Shawshank Redemption with The Green Mile, another Stephen King prison tale adaptation. While The Shawshank Redemption grossed a disappointing $28 million at the US box office, this 1999 Tom [...]

July 14, 2020

Blu-ray Review: CRAWL Delivers Everything You Want From A Horror/Thriller

There are really only two golden rules for making a good horror movie. One: have characters that you care about. Two: Keep the plot simple. That’s all you need in order to craft a horror which resonates. That’s why films like Halloween and The [...]

December 16, 2019

Why Tony Scott’s ENEMY OF THE STATE Is Still Essential Viewing More Than 20 Years On

The late Tony Scott made a lot of great movies but 1998’s Enemy Of The State might just be his best (at the very least it’s up there with Spy Game and Man On Fire). It’s a paranoia/conspiracy thriller which still packs a punch over [...]

December 16, 2019

Review: Nicolas Cage & Laurence Fishburne Go RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL

Jason Cabell’s Running With The Devil might not be perfect, but at least it attempts to do something new with the oft-told tale of drugs moving across the Mexico/US border. Nicolas Cage and Laurence Fisburne top-line this energetic thriller and [...]

September 30, 2019

New Image From Malick’s TO THE WONDER

Terrence Malick films are something special. They’re often divisive, but Malick directs like no one else working today. Tree of Life is a perfect example of Malick’s work, a visual poem, or a narrative image that is far from conventional. I saw [...]

September 11, 2012