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Review: Robert Rodriguez Casts A Spell Over Ben Affleck With The Twisty Thriller HYPNOTIC

Hypnotic is a twisty science fiction thriller from the mind of indie action auteur, Robert Rodriguez. The Ben Affleck starrer is an entertaining throwback piece, the type of film that Bruce Willis or even Affleck himself might have toplined 20 years [...]

May 13, 2023

Notebook Reviews: THE PERFECT STORM

Wolfgang Peterson – 2000. Seafaring drama The Perfect Storm sees Wolfgang Petersen directing George Clooney in his first out-and-out box office hit. It’s a solid enough disaster movie, but the characters are a little underdeveloped and [...]

October 2, 2021

Behind The Scenes: George Clooney & Wolfgang Petersen On The Set Of THE PERFECT STORM

The year 2000 was when George Clooney broke his stalemate on movie stardom and launched his career as an A-list movie star. Wolfgang Petersen’s The Perfect Storm was seen as make or break, or more aptly sink or swim for Clooney. The big [...]

September 13, 2021

Notebook Reviews: ARMAGEDDON

Michael Bay – 1998 Michael Bay‘s Armageddon is totally preposterous – but it’s great fun. You need to embrace the concept or you’ll never enjoy this Jerry Bruckheimer produced disaster movie. This oil-riggers on an [...]

June 28, 2021

Notebook Reviews: BLACK HAWK DOWN

Ridley Scott – 2001 Black Hawk Down is one of Ridley Scott‘s finest films. This is a superbly constructed action picture which is wonderfully shot and edited to within an inch of its life. The epic Jerry Bruckheimer production has a [...]

April 23, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Aaron Harvey’s THE NEIGHBOUR

A slow burning domestic thriller, Aaron Harvey’s The Neighbour (also known as The Neighbor and Last Days Of Summer) is a tense little movie with a captivating central performance from William Fichtner. It’s not one for the ADD crowd, but [...]

January 20, 2021

Behind The Scenes: David Duchovny & Ed Harris On The Set Of Submarine Thriller PHANTOM

Todd Robinson’s Phantom may not bring anything particularly new to the submarine thriller sub-genre, but it’s always good to see a solid film that relies on acting rather than special effects. Phantom was shot onboard a real submarine and this [...]

September 14, 2020

Review: Milo Gibson Is A Lethal Weapon In Gritty Actioner ALL THE DEVIL’S MEN

All The Devil’s Men is a brawny Michael Mann-style thriller from writer-director Matthew Hope. This London-set action picture might not push boundaries in the plot department but there’s a lot to enjoy here including visceral and punchy [...]

November 27, 2018

Review: William Fichtner Is Captivating In THE NEIGHBOUR

A slow burning domestic thriller, Aaron Harvey’s The Neighbour is a tense little movie with a captivating central performance from William Fichtner. It’s not one for the ADD crowd, but those willing to go along with it will be rewarded for their [...]

November 5, 2018

DVD Review: David Duchovny And Ed Harris Run Silent And Deep In PHANTOM

David Duchovny and Ed Harris topline this claustrophobic submarine thriller, which ticks all the right boxes in delivering old-fashioned tension. Phantom follows a Soviet submarine, captained by Ed Harris’s Demi on its last mission before it gets [...]

August 18, 2013