Gregory’s Girl
Films about growing up and being an awkward teen seem to be the domain of US teen films in the 1980s. However, another film from […]
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Along Came Polly
I say to myself that I’m not massive fan of Ben Stiller, except that I seem to own copies of Along Came Polly and While […]
Wrong Arm of the Law
I had a chat with a director friend on Twitter recently about good British comedy movies. My mate mentioned Rita, Sue and Bob too – […]
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
This is a bit like defending the indefensible. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is not a good film, it’s a good book, but not a good film, […]
Wall Street
Being a professional script consultant sometimes means that you come across scripts that have great potential but that also have inherent problems. Indeed, I’ve written […]
The Long Good Friday
As we’re coming up to Easter it seems a good time to mention to younger readers that they need to see The Long Good Friday. […]
White Lightnin’
A very old friend of mine (Dom Murphy) directed White Lightnin’ from 2009. I haven’t seen Dom in many years but he was one of […]
Southern Comfort
As anyone reading this blog long enough will know, I’m a great fan of Walter Hill. And I grew up watching Southern Comfort over and […]
The Hunted
In 2003, William Friedkin made The Hunted which stars Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro. And it’s kind of like The Bourne Identity released […]
War of the Worlds
Writing about 100 films you must see and avoiding the obvious ones becomes quite a task (I’ve found this out after 68 films!). I’ve also […]