Ginger Snaps Unleashed

Ginger Snaps (to which this is a sequel) was a pretty decent indie horror film which drew comparisons between the sexual maturing of its female lead and the process of changing into a werewolf. (...more...)

Oct 27th 2005 14:03 // Reviews // No comments

Serenity

As a major fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and therefore given to praising the very earth that Joss Whedon steps upon, I'm a little biased in favour of Serenity. (...more...)

Oct 27th 2005 12:51 // Reviews // 2 comments

War Of The Worlds

Steven Spielberg returning to good honest blockbusters is certainly good news for the rest of us. While his recent films have hardly been lacking (actually The Terminal might have been, but Catch Me If You Can has its fans, and even Minority Report provides a decent two hours' entertainment) you no more want to see Spielberg helming middle of the road dramas than you want to see Keanu Reeves tackling Shakespeare (again), or Steven Seagal in a musical romantic comedy. (...more...)

Jul 29th 2005 18:24 // Reviews // No comments

Fantastic Four

Prior to seeing this vaguely awaited film my principal contact with the Fantastic Four was when, in the very excellent The Ice Storm, Tobey Maguire's character draws a comparison between his own family and the superhero quartet (the same point is levelled in Rick Moody's equally excellent book, for the more literarily inclined). (...more...)

Jul 22nd 2005 15:22 // Reviews // No comments

Sin City

After seeing Sin City two of our friends described it as the best film they'd seen, and one found it disturbing and sick. (...more...)

Jun 23rd 2005 15:16 // Reviews // No comments