District 9 (2009) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Compulsive sci-fi film laced with action and telling humour, FX-whiz Neil Blomkamp’s debut feature District 9, adapted from his short …
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District B13 (Banlieue 13, 2004) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Could also be called The Running, Jumping, and Never Standing Still Film. Taken director Pierre Morel’s debut, under the aegis …
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
. Director Richard Thorpe by all accounts used a kinescope to wind through John Cromwell’s 1937 version of Anthony Hope’s …
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
.. You don’t need to know much about Fred C. Dobbs after taking a quick glance at him. He’s a …
Ivanhoe (1952) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
. A largely unsung classic of Hollywood swash’n’buckle, Ivanhoe manages to be both superior to the draggy, arcane Walter Scott …
Sea of Sand (1958) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Pomposity and cliché – both narrative and moral – tend to dog war movies, and it’s worth remarking upon when …
Star Wars – Episode One: The Phantom Menace (1999) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Personally I think Lucas’ reinstituted series opener is zippy, gaudy, lightweight fun, obviously just a place-holder designed to keep the …
One-Armed Swordsman (Dubei Dao, 1967) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
What a way to die – killed by the Mod Squad on an unrealistic snowy set. Shaw Brothers classics appeal …
Zatoichi meets Yojimbo (Zatôichi to Yôjinbô, 1970) Movie Review & Filmsummary, Cast
The first of the classic Zatoichi films I ever saw, and it’s an unusually classy entry for the series, because …
