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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 […]
Incredibly Strange Film Show – Russ Meyer
Delightful, I first heard about Russ Meyer as a teenager watching Jonathan Ross’ Incredibly Strange Film Show (which is below from YouTube). Russ Meyer made […]
Twins of Evil
Twins of Evil is another Hammer piece, great for teenage boys and horror fans alike. Peter Cushing is great in this and the two real […]
Man of Steel
I like (despite my hatred of the overuse of CGI) Zack Snyder. Watchman was a decent attempt and the effects heavy Sucker Punch is a […]
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace from 2013 doesn’t work, people have compared it to The Deer Hunter, but you need to set your expectations a lot […]
Ghosts of Mars
John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars is a trouble film. In that, the first time I saw it I thought what the hell is a great […]
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Compact, economical, rousing, funny and great cinematic storytelling… I could be talking about a film by Anthony Mann from the golden age of Hollywood or […]