To my mind, Tropic Thunder (2008) is the boldest, strongest, and flat-out funniest comedy that Ben Stiller has directed. While it satirises an easy target – Hollywood excess – it does so in such a savage and unrelenting fashion that on some … Continue reading REVIEW: Tropic Thunder (2008)
We need to talk about Bill Paxton. He was a regular fixture of 1980s and 1990s cinema, more often than not playing a supporting role, more often than not in some genre-based action film or sci-fi thriller. He was widely … Continue reading REVIEW: Frailty (2001)
A boy named Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor) is struck by constant dreams of a dark tower under attack, a gunslinger named Roland, and a man dressed in black. When his visions turn out to be true, he finds himself hunted … Continue reading REVIEW: The Dark Tower (2017)
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