American Gangster
The script for American Gangster had been knocking around for years, and people didn’t really want to make it until Ridley Scott came onboard. I […]
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Sexy Beast
I watched this again recently, it’s a real actor’s film (although it’s not clear who the Sexy Beast of the title is) Winstone has never […]
Cinderella Man
I’m not a massive fan of Ron Howards’ films. I never have been, but I adore Cinderella Man. I can’t think of many better films […]
Goodfellas
I had to get my Dad to take me to the cinema to see this as I was only 16 when it was released and […]
The Future is Unwritten
Joe Strummer is one of my great hero’s. This film by Julien Temple was made after Joe’s untimely death in December 2002. Now I have […]
Where’s my cheesecake Charlie?
Carlito’s Way was released in 1993, I remember seeing it at the cinema in Leeds. I was 19 years old and I recall wanting to […]
Grosse Pointe Blank
I was trying to think of what film to write about next and I drew a complete blank, Martin Blank in fact, the lead character […]
Pat Garret and Billy the Kid
Ahem, now we get to the real meat and potatoes (and a little gravy). This masterpiece was made by the late great Sam Peckinpah and […]