NIXON (1995) – REVIEW

9/10 When I first watched this film on VHS back in early 1996, I was disappointed. Already being a huge fan of Stones work with JFK (1991), Born On The Fourth Of July (1989) and Platoon (1986), I was really looking forward to this Oscar nominated biopic of Richard Milhouose Nixon by a man who…

AVATAR 2, 3, 4 & 5 -WHY THE DELAY?

After watching Avatar in 3-D for the first time since theatres in 2009, I began to think about the long delay in the production of the sequels. I remembered how long it took to bring the original to the screen, a decade to be precise, with talk of "developing something new and innovative". It was…

CALIGULA (1979) – REVIEW

1979 ORIGINAL UNCUT VERSION DIRECTORS: Tinto Brass (Principle) & Bob Guccione & Glo Luiiancar (Additional Footage) May contain spoilers! I was left literally speechless after watching this. What is it? Is it a porn film? Is it a period drama? Is it an art house extravaganza? Well, for certain, it is the one of the most obscene…

A COMMENT ON …FILM TO DIGITAL: THE DEMISE OF THE PROJECTIONIST

We are standing at a bleak crossroads of film history where Film in its purest form, that which is dubbed "Celluloid", even though it has not been Celluloid for decades, with polyester and other materials taking it's place, has all but lost it's battle with DLP  or Digital Light Projection. And with this technical revolution has…

STAR TREK BEYOND TEASER TRAILER #1

As this is the sequel to two of J.J.Abrams Star Trek movies, as well as one which he is producing and given the fact this is the most prominent trailer promised to run before Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens from Thursday, this Star Trek news has every right to break into nEoFILM's none stop…

BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE TRAILER #3

As the latest trailer for Zack Snyder's second foray into the new DC Universe hits the internet yesterday, I can not help but feel a little disappointment. This is the first real example of why this summer blockbuster has been moved to the March release slot, one reserved for films that may of may not…

FILM OF THE MONTH ~ NOVEMBER 2015

What a month. Having been off work for 6 weeks since mid October, I've managed to get through over 40 movies from my must see list over the years, all detailed in yesterdays post (6 Weeks, 60 Years Of Movies...). But as I only use compiled review posts as a back up if I've not…

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PARTS 1 & 2

Parts 1 & 2 - 2014 & 2015 (3D) DIRECTOR: Francis Lawrence May contain spoilers! The Hunger Games (2012) and Catching Fire (2013) were both bold, ambitious and genre warping movies, both proving that you can make a genre film within a genre, rather than just a  simple box ticking exercise. The tone of the…

YOUNG GUNS

1988 DIRECTOR: Christopher Cain May Contain Spoilers! Being only ten in 1988, the 18 rated Young Guns was a little beyond me at the time. So it has taken 24 years for me to catch up with this take on the Billy The Kid story. To be honest, even though I knew that Billy was…

ENEMY OF THE STATE

1998 DIRECTOR: Tony Scott May Contain Spoilers! Will Smith's career was on the up, and he needed to prove himself as a dramatic talent as well as a comedy rapper, and I'm sure whether you can count Independence Day doing this. But Tony Scott's thriller which looks at the "Big Brother" technology which invades our privacy…