Fury (2014) Review

Fury is a reminder of how hellish life must’ve been like for guys suffering through tank warfare during WWII. This is another film that’s been making the HD movie channel rounds of late, and I always stop on it for a few beats, because it thoroughly kicks ass at almost every opportunity. Embracing the gung-ho…

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Prisoners (2013) Review

Morally probing, moodily stylish, and intensely acted by all, French Canadian director Denis Villeneuve’s thoroughly gripping and realistically violent kidnapping/revenge thriller Prisoners is one of the finest American crime movies in years, a film that has both a commercially satisfying mystery and thoughtful meditations on evil and the necessity/desire for retribution at its bleak and…

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Sicario – Review

As the lights dim and the journey begins the BBFC certificate warns that Sicario contains “images of dead bodies”. And they’re not lying. The opening scene sets the grisly tone for Denis Villeneuve’s cartel thriller with a precise execution, as an FBI Kidnap Response Team storm an Arizona bungalow and makes a chilling discovery. Leading…

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Back to the Future 30th Anniversary Trilogy

Great Scott! In 1985 Director Robert Zemeckis, Executive Producer Steven Spielberg and Producer/Screenwriter Bob Gale embarked on a three-part journey through time that broke box-office records worldwide and catapulted Back to the Future into one of the most beloved trilogies in motion picture history. Now, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment celebrates this once-in-a-lifetime date, as well…

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MCM Expo Manchester 2015 Review

Manchester MCM Expo has been a great, smaller convention to attend in the past and this year was no exception.  It may have nowhere near the epic scale of the London MCM event, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable, quite the opposite! The event takes place at Manchester Central Convention Centre, which is…

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