‘NOT QUITE BANNED’ LOONEY TUNES: “TOKIO JOKIO” (1943) – REVIEW

1943 DIRECTOR: Norm McCabe 80/100 Where to start with this one??? Well, first off we must all agree that this is clearly racist, derogatory, defamatory and just damn right ignorant of the Japanese culture to such an extent that even South Park would probably struggle to put this out. Also, whilst this is NOT one…

THE QUEEN’S CORGI (2019) – REVIEW

2019 DIRECTORS: Vincent Kestaloot & Ben Stassen 12/100 A rabid attempt at humour. The Queen's Corgi is not only poorly conceived, terribly executed and cynical in its attempts to make itself relevant, it is also a nasty piece of work. Following the youngest of the eponymous Canines, as he is betrayed and cast out by…

ROBIN HOOD (2018) – Quick Review

2018 Director: Otto Bathurst 78/100 Robin Hood Begins! This movie is bonkers. History, costume and set design are just thrown to the wolves when it comes to any form if accuracy. But the film was well paced, action packed and great fun. Like any Robin Hood folk tale should be. Granted, it would have been…

BATMAN: THE MOVIE (1966) – REVIEW

1966 DIRECTOR: Leslie H. Martinson Contains spoilers! "Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb." Before the Frank Miller's Dark Knight, there was the Caped Crusader; The founding member of the Dynamic Duo, Batman and his ward, the Boy Wonder, Robin. In order to promote the series, after Batman's first season, a theatrical…

HORSE FEATHERS (MARX BROTHERS) (1932) – REVIEW

1932 DIRECTOR: Norman McLeod  "I married your mother because I wanted children. Imagine my disappointment when you arrived." The penultimate Marx Brothers film as their time with Paramount was drawing to a close, Horse Feathers was possible one the their most anarchic entries. The paper thin plot revolving around building a football team at the…

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (3D) (2018) – REVIEW

2018 DIRECTOR: J.A. Bayona Contains spoilers! This is NOT Jurassic Park and nor should it be.  Let us just get one thing straight: This is NOT Jurassic Park and as the tagline goes, "The park is gone!". And it is about time too. As many of you will know, Jurassic Park (1993) is pretty much my…

DUCK SOUP (MARX BROTHERS) (1933) – REVIEW

1933 DIRECTOR: Leo McCarey "You're a brave man. Go and break through the lines. And remember, while you're out there risking your life and limb through shot and shell, we'll be in be in here thinking what a sucker you are" Rufus T. Firefly And the one liners just keep on coming... Here we have…

PANDORA’S BOX (1929) – REVIEW (Die Büchse der Pandora)

1929 DIRECTOR: G.W. Pabst Contains spoliers! "The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her." (IMDb Synopsis) Back in selected cinamas now in the UK, Pandora's Box was one of the last films of the silent era, a period of transition…

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY – 50th ANNIVERSARY (A disappointing experience of a Masterpiece)

VUE just seemed to be going through the motions and getting this pesky re-release of what they seemed to consider an 'artsy fartsy' film out of the way so that they could concentrate on trying save Solo: A Star Wars Story from in inevitable failure.

DEEPWATER HORIZON (2016) – REVIEW

2016 DIRECTOR: Peter Berg Based on the true and tragic events on April 2010, Director Peter Berg takes the helm of this re-enactment of the explosive 'blow-out' which destroyed the eponymous exploration rig off the coast of Louisiana. We follow Mike Williams (Mark Walberg) and the rig's Manager Jimmy Harrell (Kurt Russell) as they butt…