When looking at John Hughes’ body of work, there are so many classics to choose from. Most people will call out Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club, or Sixteen Candles when discussing the films he directed, and those are all great films. For my money though, the film that gets the least love is…
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Non-Stop (2014) – Review
Neeson plays another government agent in Non-Stop; this time he is an Air Marshal. Bill Marks is on the job, on a run of the mill six hour flight to London, or is it? What we know for certain about Marks, is that he’s an alcoholic, with unresolved family issues. The thing that Marks needs…
Robocop (2014) – Review
The Hollywood remake machine is still in full swing, and as we see more and more of these watered-down retreads one wonders if the studio execs will ever stop. Note: That was a totally rhetorical question, we all know they won’t. Remaking a popular film is all about “Brand Recognition” where good feelings toward a…
Superman Returns (2006) – Review
Almost twenty years stood between Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns and the last Superman movie, the laughable bad Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, so audiences were more than ready for a good theatrical Superman movie, and don’t get me wrong, what we got was a marketed improvement over that atrocity, unfortunately, it wasn’t without issues…
Filth (2013) – Review
Edinburgh police detective Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy – X-Men: Days of Future Past) is after the promotion of a lifetime. This sergeant is nothing short of a bad lieutenant; however his problems extend much farther from on-the-job. Based on the novel from Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting), Bruce is a drug using, alcohol addicted sex fiend on…