Biography

Driven (2018)

John DeLorean. When you’re a certain age, my age, that last name has a lot of nostalgia tied to it. Without the DeLorean, we wouldn’t have Back to the Future (as least as we know […]

Ode to Joy
Movies

Ode to Joy

By now, readers of my reviews will know that I’m a huge fan of romantic comedies. I’m always looking for the next big thing and I’ve been lucky enough to discover a few unexpected gems […]

Escape Plan: The Extractors
Action

Escape Plan: The Extractors

The latest offering from the Escape Plan franchise is definitely its weakest outing yet, but that doesn’t make it a bad film, it just doesn’t make it a good one. The first film in the […]

A Score to Settle
Action

A Score to Settle

Nicolas Cage. As far as I’m concerned, that could be the end of this review. Cage is one of those actors that most movie viewers tend to love or hate, and they’ll decide right away […]

Astronaut
Drama

Astronaut

For many years, Mr. Holland’s Opus was among my favourite films and Richard Dreyfuss was along my favourite actors. So, when the opportunity to see his latest film landed in my mailbox, I was eager […]

Iron Sky The Coming Race
Movies

Iron Sky: The Coming Race

If you’re unfamiliar with the original Iron Sky film, go and watch this teaser for Iron Sky: The Coming Race to get an idea of the humour that you’ll encounter.  While I recommend seeing the […]

Into the Ashes
Drama

Into the Ashes

Imagine a lazy Sunday afternoon in the mid-90s, TV choices at the time were pretty minimal, but you always knew you could find a movie to watch. It may not be the greatest movie and […]

Deadsight
Horror

Deadsight

Zombies have been extremely popular for more than a decade now and pretty much every type of zombie flick you can think of has been made. Deadsight happens to have found a gap in the […]

Phil
Comedy

Phil

Lately, I’ve had the opportunity to watch some interesting movies and the latest film I viewed, Phil, is no exception. Starring Greg Kinnear and Emily Mortimer, the film, which is also Kinnear’s directorial debut, tells […]

Drama

Ophelia

I’ve always loved William Shakespeare. My bookshelves are filled with copies of his work, analyses of his plays, and a set of his plays in magazines from more than 150 years ago. One of the […]