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From Russia with Love (1963) – Review

Posted on May 11, 2021June 24, 2022 by Mike Brooks

After the success of Dr. No Eon Productions quickly greenlit a second outing with Sean Connery returning as James Bond, secret agent 007, but not only was this film speedily put into production but the budget was doubled which would allow for Bond to do a bit more globetrotting this time out.

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Black Sunday (1977) – Review

Posted on September 6, 2016February 12, 2023 by Mike Brooks

One of America’s greatest pastimes is under threat in director John Frankenheimer’s thriller Black Sunday; based on the novel by Thomas Harris which itself was inspired by the Munich massacre perpetrated by the Black September Group during the 1972 Summer Olympics Games.

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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) – Review

Posted on August 30, 2016May 11, 2019 by Mike Brooks

“Who in the hell would steal a subway train?” This question is asked a lot in this 1974 crime thriller by director Joseph Sargent, which was based on the hit book by Morton Freedgood under the pen name John Godey, but what is not asked often enough is, “Who in the hell would remake this…

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Jaws (1975) – Review

Posted on August 22, 2016May 17, 2024 by Mike Brooks

The impact of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 shark film cannot be understated; not only did it basically create a genre, we’ve been seeing countless shark movies ever since, but it is also responsible for the industry turning the summer from being a filmic dumping ground to the place to hold their tent-pole productions.

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