WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers Based on the novel of the same name by Graham Greene, I bring you the story of the dark side of the much loved seaside resort of Brighton and the tale of Pinkie. However, the question is – who told the story better? The Problem with Kibber Also …
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The Chronicles of Riddick
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers You want to talk about what made Vin Diesel’s name, then forget about the Fast and Furious franchise because this is where it really began for him. With the rumours floating that there may be a fourth Riddick film, I thought I would take a look back at what …
A Chick-Flick Free Valentine’s Day
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Many people seem to think that as a female, I should be into chick-flicks and rom-coms. Well let’s just say I’m not your average woman, and Valentine’s Day never really interested me until I met my boyfriend. So, here’s a group of films for those of you, like me, …
The Blade Trifecta
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers So a little thing about me, I love vampire films. It started with Lost Boys and once I was old enough to watch Blade – I couldn’t resist. Here’s the thing, and it’s a question I ask myself every time I sit down and watch this franchise, was Blade: …
Get Carter 1971 vs 2000
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers Based on the book Jack Returns Home, I bring you another battle of the revenge story. This time it’s English versus American, brother avenging brother and it’s time to find out who did it better. Different Setting Typical of remakes, where the film is set seems to depend …
The Birth of Ouija
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers I’m sure it’s pretty obvious that Ouija: Origin of Evil is the prequel to the 2014 film Ouija just from its title but are these films connected in any other way? Let’s see… Just a Silly Game I guess this is where all these kinds of stories start, …
Killer Kids
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers So it was mentioned to me by a reader of this blog that they are not a massive fan of children in horror films but I’ve noticed something. Killer children don’t just reside in the horror genre, so let’s take a look at these miniature menaces that took murder …
Alan Rickman (1946-2016)
Born: 21st February 1946 Died: 14th January 2016 (69 years) With a screen career that spanned nearly 40 years, Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman started his acting career on stage being awarded a scholarship to RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) at the age of 26. Yet it wasn’t until he was 42 that he made …
Resident Evil: From Beginning to End
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers So just a quick opening disclaimer, I have never played the games that these films are based on so don’t worry, there will be no comparing. I wanted to take a look at whether making six films may have gone a little too far. Alice Obviously, I can’t …
Ode to 2016
When a celebrity dies There are cries of “Oh no!”, “Who?” or the main one in my house “I thought they were already dead” You can normally expect another one to be announced within the week But why do we feel such a loss for certain people? Let’s look back at the worst year in …