DVD Review: ‘Hidden 3D’
★☆☆☆☆ It has to be said that Antoine Thomas’ Hidden (2011) is unquestionably one of the worst films I have seen in a very...
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12 April 2023
Film Review: Raging Bull
★★★★★ A sporting biopic unlike any other, Martin Scorsese’s astonishing masterpiece Raging Bull is surely one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time. Although many rightly claim it to be the greatest sports movie of all time, Raging Bull’s praise should not merely be confined to one genre, as it is unquestionably one of the finest pieces ever committed to film.
26 November 2013
DVD Review: ‘The World’s End’
★★★★☆ Marking the third and concluding instalment of Edgar Wright’s Cornetto trilogy, The World’s End (2013) serves up a superb concoction of sharp dialogue...
30 September 2013
DVD Review: ‘The Walking Dead: Season 3’
★★★★☆ Having seemingly taken on board the various criticisms levelled at season two for its lack of action and, at times, pedestrian pacing, AMC’s...
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Manhunter’
★★☆☆☆ For many, the infamous name of Hannibal Lecter will forever be synonymous with the performance of Sir Anthony Hopkins in Jonathan Demme’s The...
DVD Review: ‘The Panic in Needle Park’
★★★☆☆ Dramas confronting the issue of heroin abuse are a particularly difficult challenge for filmmakers. The balance between creating an image of stark, unflinching...
Film Review: ‘Attenberg’
★★☆☆☆ It’s somewhat remarkable that a film so concerned with garnering a sense of intrigue and off-the-wall quirkiness as Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Attenberg (2010)...
Film Review: ‘The Tree’
★★★☆☆ Anyone who has seen Lars von Trier’s disturbing yet majestic exploration into the realm of human grief and suffering Antichrist (2009) may well...
Film Review: ‘The Beaver’
★★★☆☆ We may only be halfway through the year, but it is my firm belief that the remainder of 2011 will not see a...
Blu-ray Review: ‘Apocalypse Now’
★★★★★ It’s difficult to find something new to say about Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 masterpiece Apocalypse Now. Just about everything that can be said...
Blu-ray Review: ‘Taxi Driver’
★★★★☆ I feel as though I should begin this review by stating a very simple fact: Taxi Driver (1976) is the greatest film in...
