‘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…

CAPE FEAR (1991) – REVIEW

The blood flows but not as much as you might expect for a film by the Scorsese, however, it is the more complex relationships which are played so well on which this film is hinged upon. 1991 DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese 56/100 Remaking the 1961 thriller starring Bob Mitchum and Gregory Peck, Martin Scorsese sets about…

CREED (2015) – REVIEW

2015 DIRECTOR: Ryan Coogler 80/100 At first glance, this would seem to be jumping on then reboot bandwagon. Following the mixed reception for 2008's Rocky Balboa, Creed is accepting that Rocky has had his day, quite litterally. Rocky is no longer the titular character of what is essentially a soft reboot of the forty year…

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…

THE WICKER MAN (1973) – REVIEW

  1973 DIRECTOR: Robin Hardy "Come. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man." Though we never even lay eyes on it until the final few moments of the film, the Wicker Man, both as pagan image and classic horror flick, has become an icon of the genre. But if you are…

QUICK REVIEWS – WEEK ENDING 7/7/18

...and the films which I have seen this week are... This week was a very light week for me, the sun shining, the World Cup and Wimbledon taking me away from the big screen, but here are the 2 film which I can honestly say that I sat down to watch properly... BLACK PANTHER (2017)…

BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001) – REVIEW

2001 DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott A TOP TEN FILM! Black Hawk Down is to me, the best war film that I have ever seen. Intense and relentless, it conveys the horror and tactics of modern warfare and more to point, like all great and classic war movies, demonstrates the dedication, skill and spirit that warfare can…

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…

THE BLACK PIRATE (1926) – REVIEW

1926 DIRECTOR: Albert Parker Two Tone Technicolor in all its glory! This is it. The first widely distributed Technicolor movie back before we even had sound. This was hardly the first foray into colour, in fact colour almost goes as far back as film itself, as does sound, but it was not until the mid-1920's…