The Prestige (2006)

Given The Prestige’s combination of magic, murder mystery and David Bowie I’m amazed I’d not seen it before now but, somehow, it had slipped the net, so it was with some sense of anticipation I slid the disc into the Blu-Ray player this evening. Made between two of his trio of forays to Gotham City...

Get Carter (1971)

Conventional history tells that the 1960s in Britain was a time when the eyes of the fashionable world were focussed on the country, from James Bond to The Beatles and Rolling Stones to Swinging London and Carnaby Street, it seemed to be the centre of the ‘hip’ world - and then, as the decades changed,...

Children of Men (2006)

When Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men opened in cinemas in 2006, while it came with a strong reputation I have to admit by being put of by the presence of Clive Owen. While a good actor I have always found him hard to get on with on-screen and so with a couple of exceptions have...

The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

It's fairly easy to divide the films of Vin Diesel into two camps; there are the all out action blockbusters (i.e. The Fast and the Furious series) that are the modern-day definition of high concept cinema, and then there are the personal interest oddities. Unlike many other actor/producers, rather than being small-scale indie style fare...

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

Having heard very mixed reviews of the latest offering from Matthew Vaughan, Kingsman: The Secret Service, I went in with surprisingly balanced expectations. Having been a fan of Kick-Ass, Stardust and X-Men: First Class that Vaughan directed, but less Kick-Ass 2 that he produced, I had an idea what to expect in terms of irreverent,...

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Nolan, Bale and co do it again on film number three and genuinely round off the trilogy in both surprising and satisfying fashion. For anyone who reads or listens to my ramblings on this blog it will probably come as no surprise that I’m something of a fan of comic books and their associated movies...