Which action movie franchise has been the most influential in the 21st Century? The answer is surely Bourne. When the Bourne Identity released in 2002 it changed the landscape of action movies and its impacts are still felt today. During the 1980's and 1990's action movies were led by huge marquee stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger, … Continue reading Bourne Ranked
This year we saw the return of Renee Zellweger as the incredibly British Bridget Jones and of course that meant that I would have to refresh my memory on the previous films before I could watch the new one. The result... another ranking! All four of the Bridget Jones movies are based on books by … Continue reading Bridget Jones Ranked
In my opinion Ryan Gosling is one of the best actors of his generation. Which just so happens to be my generation, which for some peculiar reason makes me follow his career with great intrigue. My goal here will be to tell you what I think his ten best movies are. And you may ask, … Continue reading Ten Of The Best… Ryan Gosling
Let's talk Oscars! The ceremony will be live (on ITV if you are in the UK like me) tonight and is set to be one of the more unpredictable years for some time. Just for some context here is who has won the big awards so far this year: Cannes - Palme d'Or - Anora … Continue reading Oscars 2025 Predictions
This is my third year of doing a most anticipated list and I have to say it is a lot of fun. It always gets me excited about what is to come and lets me reflect on how expectation lived up to reality. Of my Top 10 films last year two have been postponed into … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025
Blade Runner is one of my all time favourite films and one that holds an incredibly special place in my heart. My love for the film is so great that my son is named after director Ridley Scott and I have seen the film countless times in its various iterations. So the opportunity to see … Continue reading Blade Runner – Live
This year saw the return of fast talking detective Axel Foley played by Eddie Murphy. So of course I set out to watch the series in anticipation of his return in order to see how they stood up next to each other. Interestingly for a series of only four films there are very few continuous … Continue reading Beverly Hills Cop – Ranked
Visionary director George Miller began his Mad Max series in 1979 and this year, a mere forty-five years later he has released his fifth entry in the franchise. Whilst Miller has remained the one constant he has welcomed co-writers and a co-director across the five entries and some actors have found themselves returning as the … Continue reading Mad Max – Ranked
This year we were given the news that Jurassic World 4 is in production with Gareth Edwards (The Creator & Rogue One) set to direct and Scarlett Johansson to star. So I decided this was the perfect opportunity to watch the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World series again with my children in tow to watch … Continue reading Jurassic Park & Jurassic World – Ranked
Every ten years the revered cinephile magazine Sight & Sound conducts a poll asking the most influential film critics, academics, writers, archivists, curators and programmers what their top ten greatest films of all time are. In 2022 the poll was conducted again with more than 1,600 people asked to submit their greatest films. The result … Continue reading Sight & Sound’s Top Ten Greatest Films Of All Time
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