Man of Steel

13th February 2016 @matcoop 0

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

13th February 2016 @matcoop 0

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

6th February 2016 @matcoop 0

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 […]

Subway

30th January 2016 @matcoop 0

Luc Besson’s Subway is a very enjoyable piece of hokum. I watched it recently and I take a lot of pleasure in the opening sequences […]

The Prestige

28th January 2016 @matcoop 0

Funnily enough, I’m not a massive fan of Christopher Nolan’s films. I like the Batman stuff well enough, but I found Inception to be almost […]

Deadly Pursuit

19th January 2016 @matcoop 0

A Facebook friend reminded me of this great movie from 1988. Known as Shoot to Kill in USA, the European title Deadly Pursuit has made […]

Copland

16th January 2016 @matcoop 0

The Oscar nominations have just been announced for 2016 as I write this; Sylvester Stallone has been nominated for Creed. I haven’t seen Creed yet […]