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…
Tales of Halloween is a 10 segment anthology directed by 11 of Horrors biggest filmmakers, including Neil Marshall (The Descent), Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III and IV), Lucky McKee (The Woman) and Mike Mendez (Big Ass Spider!). Tales of Halloween all takes place in one suburban town, which in one frightful night consists of…
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…
If you’re looking for a film to stream this weekend, look no further than Back To The Movies’ new weekly feature. Every Thursday we’ll be serving up hot tips on the best that Netflix has to offer, from forgotten gems and timeless classics through to modern masterpieces and essential documentaries. Written and directed by Tobias…
After being plucked from the battlefields of WW2 Europe (Saving Private Ryan) and reawakened on a faraway ice world (Interstellar), Matt Damon is back and in need of rescue once again. Stranded on the red planet after a surface evacuation goes wrong, Mark Watney (Damon) must use all of his mechanical and botanical prowess to…
Lake Eerie revolves around a young widow (Kate) who moves into an old house by the lake to escape from her troubles. The lake house has stood abandoned for over 40 years with the previous owner of the house (Harrison) a famous archaeologist who mysteriously vanished whilst on an expedition in Egypt. As Kate spends…
If you’re looking for a film to stream this weekend, look no further than Back To The Movies’ new weekly feature. Every Thursday we’ll be serving up hot tips on the best that Netflix has to offer, from forgotten gems and timeless classics through to modern masterpieces and essential documentaries. Wet Hot American Summer is…
On the 21st October, Marty McFly will land in Hill Valley, a small town in California, after traveling from the past via Doc Brown’s seriously modified DeLorean. Having previously traveled back to 1955, Marty may have been in awe at the house of the future presented in 2015, but it would seem those that created…
Following the success of Wild, Reese Witherspoon’s introspective expedition along the Pacific Crest Trail, there was an excitement surrounding the long-awaited release of A Walk In The Woods. Producer and star Robert Redford has been working for a decade to bring Bill Bryson’s 1998 memoir to the screen, finally attaching co-star Nick Nolte and director…
A famed mountaineer once said “Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous” and there are few more perilous than the King of the Seven Summits, Mount Everest. Baltasar Kormákur’s new film takes audiences back almost 20 years to the fateful events that would later become known as the 1996 Mount Everest disaster;…
If you’re looking for a film to stream this weekend, look no further than Back To The Movies’ new weekly feature. Every Thursday we’ll be serving up hot tips on the best that Netflix has to offer, from forgotten gems and timeless classics through to modern masterpieces and essential documentaries. Opening like an outrageous episode…
If you’re looking for a film to stream this weekend, look no further than Back To The Movies’ new weekly feature. Every Thursday we’ll be serving up hot tips on the best that Netflix has to offer, from forgotten gems and timeless classics through to modern masterpieces and essential documentaries. Recently applauded by Quentin Tarantino…
There have been many haunted doll movies made over the years, Annabelle being the most recent until now. Robert the Doll a tale about the real life doll that inspired the Childs Play franchise, it’s just a shame the story is as wooden as the doll itself. Robert tells us the story of the Otto…
From the man who brought us Hooligans at War, Steven M Smith brings us Law of Survival. This is a film that totally eclipses the shambles that was the original hooligan movie that we previously reviewed here on Back to the Movies. Law of Survival revolves around Danny (Chris Bell) an ex-thug who’s life is…
If you’re a fan of entertaining espionage and exciting escapades, it’s been a banner year; 2015 has already seen the carefree fun of Mission:Impossible, the risqué rampage of Kingsman, and the playful parody of Spy. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. borrows a little from each of these categories, aiming to create a 60’s-infused action movie that…
If you’re looking for a film to stream this weekend, look no further than Back To The Movies’ new weekly feature. Every Thursday we’ll be serving up hot tips on the best that Netflix has to offer, from forgotten gems and timeless classics through to modern masterpieces and essential documentaries. After opening to critical acclaim…
