Spoilers ahead (and to the sides, and behind you). My review is here. By the end of Gunpowder Milkshake, Sam’s aim is to end this violent tit-for-tat situation so 8 year old Emily has a future, which means getting The Firm off her back. Jim McAlester’s mob is now off the scene, after Sam, her… Gunpowder Milkshake ending explained Read More
Pixie trailer: “make a little trouble out there!”
“These guns aren’t going to shoot themselves…” Of all the things I expected to see when I started watching the trailer for Pixie, Alec Baldwin as an Irish priest wielding a gun was not high on my list. Still, it’s good to know that even in 2020 I can still be surprised. If the movie… Pixie trailer: “make a little trouble out there!” Read More
Trick Or Treat 3 stars
I loved the characters in Halloween crime thriller Trick Or Treat, particularly new dad and ex-criminal Greg – who moans so much about the dullness of life with a wife and new baby he doesn’t even let up while driving round with brutal henchman Clarence in a quest to find his ne’er-do-well brother Dan, and… Trick Or Treat Read More
King Of Crime 1.5 stars
King Of Crime starts off pretty well. It’s got the British gangster flick trademarks we all recognise, from the big house to the London-accented ageing crime boss to the blonde wife and feuding kids. Plus violence – early on and shockingly abrupt, as if to warn us that this isn’t going to be a “salt… King Of Crime Read More
Siberia 2.5 stars
There’s a coldness to Matthew Ross’s new thriller Siberia that goes way beyond bleakly sub-zero temperatures and beautiful ice-blue diamonds. That and the nihilistic icy clarity of how Lucas Hill’s story will end make it hard to really engage with. Still, his relationships with his new girlfriend and her brother are bleakly funny, and there’s… Siberia Read More
The House 3 stars
It’s fair to say that, just as maths whizz Frank Theodorakis points out, The House always wins. And it certainly did with me, despite my best efforts to walk away, like a gambler who believes themselves reformed. I started watching this movie on a flight, but gave up half way through – the comedy was… The House Read More
Keanu 3.5 stars
Holy shit! A film called Keanu with loads of John Wick references and a cameo from THAT Keanu got me so hot under the collar that the only thing that could calm me down right now is a cool breeze over the mountains. Still at least I found out I’d been pronouncing Keanu right after all these years…. Keanu Read More
John Wick – Video Review Includes Video 5 stars
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Live By Night 3 stars
There’s a giant cross on display at a religious event during Live By Night which bears the sign “Where Will You Spend Eternity?” To which the only possible reply is “probably still watching Live By Night, though hopefully we’ll be nearly at the end by then”. In fact I’m probably still watching it now. To say Live By… Live By Night Read More