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Notebook Reviews: ENEMY OF THE STATE

Tony Scott – 1998 Enemy Of The State sees Tony Scott directing Will Smith and Gene Hackman in this hugely entertaining paranoia thriller. Scott shoots with his usual visual fervour, giving this festive action film some incredible energy and a [...]

September 14, 2021

Notebook Reviews: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

Brian De Palma – 1996. Mission: Impossible sees Brian De Palma take the classic 1960s spy series and update it for the 1990s. It’s an incredibly stylish piece of big screen espionage, which has echoes of the genres ’60s origins. [...]

August 22, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ALI

Michael Mann – 2001 Michael Mann’s Ali is something of a disappointment – it’s a boxing film which lacks punch. It’s great on a visual level – but it’s the story which is lacking (odd considering the [...]

May 13, 2021

Tom Cruise Catches The Train In These Behind The Scenes Images From MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

When Mission: Impossible hit screens back in 1996, we didn’t know that the series would still be going strong 26 years later. The Brian De Palma directed action-thriller was part of a wave of TV series adaptions which hit the screens in the [...]

March 13, 2020

15 Things You Need To Know Before You See MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT

Mission: Impossible – Fallout hits cinema screens around the globe at end of July. The sixth instalment in the long-running spy franchise once again sees Tom Cruise conduct gravity defying stunts as intrepid IMF agent Ethan Hunt. Before you [...]

June 30, 2018

10 Things You Need To Know Before You See MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation hits cinema and IMAX screens at the end of July. The fifth instalment in the franchise once again sees Tom Cruise conduct some gravity defying scenes as intrepid IMF agent Ethan Hunt. Before you check out the [...]

June 28, 2015

DVD Review: DRACULA: THE DARK PRINCE Is A Vampire Movie That Sucks On Every Level

Sometimes the existence of certain movies defies logic – they exist when they really shouldn’t. Dracula: The Dark Prince is once such film. Somebody wrote it (three people in fact: Nicole Jones-Dion, Steven Paul and Pearry Reginald Teo), [...]

January 31, 2014