In a 14th century Cumbrian village the people are fearful of the fast-approaching Black Death, and rely upon a boy named Griffin (Hamish McFarlane) to ensure their safety. Cursed with dream-like visions, Griffin foresees a group of villagers will travel … Continue reading REVIEW: The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988)
FBI computer analyst J.J. Shaft (Jessie T. Usher) re-unites with a lifelong friend – an army veteran and recovering addict named Karim (Avan Jogia) – only for Karim to turn up dead in Harlem from a drug overdose. Suspecting foul … Continue reading REVIEW: Shaft (2019)
In the town of Cheesebridge, rich and powerful “white hats” lounge and eat expensive cheeses from their rich mansions above the general “red hat” population. The locals live in fear of the baby-snatching boxtrolls, who maraud the city streets at … Continue reading REVIEW: The Boxtrolls (2014)
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: four men board a New York subway train before revealing automatic weapons and taking the passengers hostage. Their leader (John Travolta) demands a ten million dollar ransom, to be delivered within one … Continue reading REVIEW: The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
A man named Fred (Bill Pullman) is approached at a party by a stranger in a black suit and eerie white make-up (Robert Blake). The stranger insists they have met before, in Fred’s house – something that Fred denies. ‘As … Continue reading REVIEW: Lost Highway (1997)
Four men board a New York subway train before revealing automatic rifles and taking the passengers hostage. Their leader (Robert Shaw) demands a one million dollar ransom, to be delivered within one hour. At the other end of the radio … Continue reading REVIEW: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
In April 1746 Scotland’s Jacobite army – exhausted, starving, and on the run – was intercepted by the British royal army on a sodden field near Inverness known as Culloden. Over the subsequent hour, the rebel forces were savaged by … Continue reading REVIEW: Culloden (1964)
A team of operatives skilled in industrial espionage are apprehended by Hong Kong’s secret service and blackmailed into undertaking a raid of MI:5. Their target is a set of British sterling printing plates that could, if released to the black … Continue reading REVIEW: Downtown Torpedoes (1997)
Natalia (Marie Matheron) is heavily pregnant to her boyfriend of six years, Stéphane (Michel Feller). He has grown distant and disinterested – in both his girlfriend and his child – and is more focused on an affair with the intense … Continue reading REVIEW: Winter’s Child (1989)
A New York investment bank undertakes a massive series of unexpected lay-offs. One of those forced into redundancy is risk assessment manager Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci), who leaves behind research that points to a previously-unknown risk in the bank’s portfolio. … Continue reading REVIEW: Margin Call (2011)
