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20 Years Later: 1999 Was One Of The Greatest Film Years Ever!

Sometimes the stars just align and greatness arrives all at once. Maybe it was because a lot of great filmmakers hit their stride (David Fincher, M.Night Shymalan, Spike Jonze etc) or just pre-millennium fear, but 1999 saw a lot of great movies land [...]

January 3, 2019

He’s Back! John McTiernan Directs TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON ‘Red Dot’

It’s only a minute and a half long and it’s the trailer for a video game. But that doesn’t matter, this ‘Red Dot’ trailer for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon is the first thing John McTernan has directed since Basic in [...]

January 24, 2017

Blu-ray Review: James Caan Plays The Most Dangerous Game In Norman Jewison’s ROLLERBALL

Sci-fi movies are everywhere now and it’s hard to believe that things were very different in the pre-Star Wars 1970s. The science fiction movies that were made were often dark tales filled with subtexts filled with social commentary. Norman [...]

April 6, 2015

Review: THE LOVE PUNCH Succeeds On The Charm Of Pierce Brosnan And Emma Thompson

The Love Punch isn’t a great movie – but it is an enjoyable one. Joel Hopkins’ comedy succeeds on the ample charm of stars Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson. The duo manage to turn what could have been a disappointing comedy into a light a [...]

April 25, 2014

Profile: Pierce Brosnan

Suave, debonair, charismatic and a damn fine actor. Pierce Brosnan has the perfect combination of what makes a great movie star. Brosnan was born to be James Bond. The Irish actor was in the frame for the role in the 1980s, but it wasn’t meant [...]

May 16, 2013

Daniel Craig Is Thomas Crown In SKYFALL

Daniel Craig as James Bond in a new image from Skyfall and Pierce Brosnan in The Thomas Crown Affair. Source: Total [...]

June 10, 2012

Pierce Brosnan And Dominic Cooper Star In THE NOVEMBER MAN

Pierce Brosnan is set to re-team with his Dante’s Peak director Roger Donaldson for The November Man, the long-in-development spy thriller that is also set to star Dominic Cooper. November Man was first announced almost a decade ago, and I thought [...]

May 16, 2012

1999: A Movie Year In Review (Part Two)

Welcome to Part 2 of our 1999 Movie Retrospective. The final year of the last century was one hell of a cinematic ride and it offered some outstanding films for lovers of cinema. Now be aware that this is not a definitive list of the films released [...]

May 15, 2012