In Mexico City, a newly modified liquid Terminator (the Rev-9 model) arrives from the future to kill a young factory worker named Dani Ramos. Also sent back in time is Grace, a hybrid cyborg human who must protect Ramos from the seemingly indestructible robotic assassin. But the two women soon find some much-needed help from…
Just when you think that true crime documentaries can’t get any more messed up, along comes Evil Genius. A programme which makes you re-evaluate life on this planet as you’ve come to know it. Want more True Crime? Scroll to the bottom of this review to see a list of more True Crime reviews on…
Directed with lean efficiency and a mean streak a mile wide by Jon Watts. Cop Car is an extra-tight B-movie made all the more potent because of its exacting sense of logic. The final moments do stretch credibility, but, within its own realm, and considering all that has come before it, I bought into it from…
When I want to re-live some seriously over the top cinematic spectacle, I always come back to Bad Boys 2. It is the apex of Michael Bay’s vulgar, jocular style. It is a balls-to-the-wall, R-rated, studio-buddy-cop action film that has seen a wide release. Explosive, racist, homophobic, pornographically violent, absurdly divorced from reality, and completely…
Currently streaming on Netflix, Michael Bay’s feature film debut, 1995’s Bad Boys, still stands as one of his best, most coherent pieces of cinema. With a simple story, effective action sequences, and that famous chemistry between his two hilarious lead performers. The plot is no more or no less than what you’d find on a…
With Christmas being a happy time of year its strange to see programmes like this and Dracula around Christmas. Shows that are dark, forboding and almost Halloween esque in their colour palette and tones throughout. Nick is based in the US so he’s only just seen this particular show but we had it around the…
Filmmaking duo Josh and Benny Sadie blast their audience out of a cannon for just over two hours with this one. Both creating an unrelenting sense of anxiety and hurtling momentum that comes to an explosive simmer by the conclusion. Uncut Gems Review This film won’t be for everyone – it’s loud, it’s hyper-aggressive, and…
Let completely off the chain by Netflix and armed with at least $150 million. Michael Bay’s 6 Underground is essentially the film he’s been promising to deliver ever since the fireworks ended at the close of Bad Boys II. Bay has spent most of his time lording over one of the most critically reviled yet…
Martin Scorsese has long been one of my absolute favorite filmmakers. A sense of pure-cinema runs through Scorsese’s veins and it’s a treat every single time you sit down to see a new film from this maestro. Even when playing in a cinematic milieu that he’s dominated for 40 years he finds new ways to…
The Art of Self Defense Review you are about to read needs prior preparation. Nick Clement claims this movie to be the funniest of 2019. Take a look at the review below and let us know if you agree. Here we go! The Art of Self Defense Review The Art of Self Defense is easily…
The Square, a movie Tautly directed by Nash Edgerton (his brother Joel is one of the main characters and co-wrote the brilliantly layered screenplay), this shady and shifty neo-noir sits atop of the genre pack with titles such as Red Rock West, The Last Seduction, Blood Simple, and Bound – it’s a damn near flawless…
The Exorcist is brilliant, and easily one of my all-time favorite films in any genre. This movie actually kind of scares me! Every time I watch any portion of it, no matter the time of day. It certainly gets under my skin; it’s relentlessly thrilling and so ruthless in its force and skill that it’s…
If you’ve ever seen a film by Claire Denis, you know that poon-feeding the audience is not on her priority list. This wild and perverse science fiction film shares the same enigmatic and unnerving qualities as Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, and while not on that film’s overall level of accomplishment, stands as one of…
Gritty, appropriately seedy, casually stylish, and always engrossing, The Drop recalls many other genre entries while still retaining a distinct and offbeat personality all its own. I credit that to the carefully measured direction of Michaël R. Roskam (Bullhead – brilliant), who brings along his downbeat, European sensibility to this uniquely American tale of misdeeds…
Capernaum is a MASTERPIECE. Nadine Labaki’s naturalistic yet still slightly aesthetically heightened direction is on full, brilliant display for two hours. The script she co-wrote with Jihad Hojaily and Michelle Keserwany uses effective melodrama in all the proper ways. Telling an emotionally gripping story about a young boy who has to make some large growing-up…
Homecoming is remarkable. This is compulsive viewing, nearly impossible to stop thinking about once started. Because it’s the rare 30-minute drama, the temptation to binge will be hovering over you from the get-go. Evoking everything from Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, David Fincher’s The Game, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, and The Manchurian…
