Iron Man Three (2013) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
The wave of action cinema Hollywood produced in the 1980s and early ‘90s finally retreated thanks to the convergence of …
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Cromwell (1970) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
The late 1960s and very early 1970s saw a last bloom of a short-lived genre, that of the serious historical …
Hercules vs. Moloch (Ercole contra Molock, 1963) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
An eruption of popularity sparked by Pietro Francisi’s Hercules (1959), starring Steve Reeves, helped make the Italian peplum or sword-and-sandal …
The Descendants (2011) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Alexander Payne’s reputation as a thornily honest and satirically acute, yet essentially humanist director has always been based in his capacity …
London Boulevard (2010) Movie Review, Cast & Crew, Film Summary
William Monahan made a name for himself as a screenwriter with the likes of Kingdom of Heaven (2005) and The …
The Lost Continent (1968) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Outlandish, lightning-paced, and genuinely hallucinogenic in its flow of bizarre behaviour, feverish plot development, and gaudy Eastmancolor-infused visuals, The Lost …
Attack the Block (2011) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
A more timely film in late 2011 is hard than this enthusiastic paean to the untapped potential of miscreant British …
Blue Valentine (2010) Movie Review, Cast & Crew, Film Summary
An absorbing, affecting, mostly successful portrait of two young people meeting in the flush of youthful longing and then breaking …
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
What if Fate was a literal army of humourless bureaucrats shoving people in whatever chosen direction they’re supposed to go …
Machete (2010) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Robert Rodriguez can, when he wants to, make excellent, funny, tongue-in-cheek action-adventure films. More often than not, however, he slaps …
