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Great Scots! It’s Saoirse Ronan Versus Margot Robbie In The Trailer For MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

The early buzz is good on Mary, Queen Of Scots. The big reason to see this historical epic is find out what writer House Of Cards writer Beau Willimon can do with 16th Century political intrigue. The second is to see Saoirse Ronan go head-to-head [...]

July 12, 2018

Trailer: Sam Worthington Recites Jonathan Mostow’s THE HUNTER’S PRAYER

The Hunter’s Prayer has a lot going for it. For one thing, Jonathan Mostow is directing. Moscow burst onto the scene 20 years ago with the tight Kurt Russell thriller, Breakdown and he followed that up with the fun Matthew McConaughey [...]

August 1, 2017

DVD Review: British Gangster Movie THE WEE MAN Fails To Pack A Punch

On paper, The Wee Man appears to be an impressive entry into the over-saturated British Gangster genre. Martin Compston, Patrick Bergin, Dennis Lawson and John Hannah topline this Glasgow set gangster flick. However, a solid cast does not a good [...]

June 25, 2013

DVD Review: British Thriller PIGGY Makes Some Interesting Choices

I went into Piggy with some trepidation. The film sounded intriguing, but I was worried that it might fall into the same trap as a lot of British films, using senseless violence as a way of papering over thin plot and poor characterisation. Now, [...]

May 22, 2012