I was still in primary school when Ivan Reitman’s hit comedy Twins (1988) opened in cinemas. I remember not enjoying it at all. I thought Schwarzenegger was not as good doing comedy as he was being Conan the Barbarian, and that co-star … Continue reading REVIEW: Twins (1988)
The runaway success of Romancing the Stone led 20th Century Fox and producer/star Michael Douglas to move quickly on a sequel, and true to their intentions The Jewel of the Nile hit cinemas in the USA just 21 months after its predecessor. All it … Continue reading REVIEW: The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Romancing the Stone was a big deal back in 1984. It saw producer and star Michael Douglas try his hand at a broad action-adventure film, clearly riffing upon the success of the Indiana Jones films. It marked the commercial breakout of director Robert … Continue reading REVIEW: Romancing the Stone (1984)
If there is a topic that seems to dominate among film geeks this year, it is Walt Disney’s growing program of live-action adaptations based on their animated back catalogue. It was only back in late May that I wrote: ‘It … Continue reading REVIEW: Dumbo (2019)
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