As a child, Eve (Ana de Armas) witnessed her father's murder at the hands of a tribe leader known as The Chancellor (Gabriel Byrne). Saved by a man named Winston (Ian McShane) she is trained as an assassin by The Director (Anjelica Huston) of the Ruska Roma and will seek her vengeance. Ballerina is "from … Continue reading Ballerina
An unnamed protagonist who we first meet in a monkey mask being beaten to a pulp in a boxing ring is on a mission of vengeance against those responsible for the death of his mother. Credited simply as “Kid” (Dev Patel) we will watch him work his way up to a final rampage against those … Continue reading Monkey Man
Welcome to my review of film in 2023. If you want to see my top 30 films of the year and skip my other musings feel free to scroll down. As ever though I will share some stats about my year and some other thoughts. The Stats Personally I had a rollercoaster of a year … Continue reading 2023 – Year In Review – Film
Last year I went on record with what films I was most looking forward to seeing this year. It turned out to be a very popular article and I did quite well at predicting my preferences in my end of year lists. You can see quite how well on New Year's Eve when I post … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2024
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is still seeking a way out of his past life as an assassin and this time Winston (Ian McShane) believes he knows how Wick can turn the tables on The High Table itself. Wick seeks to challenge a Marquis (Bill Skarsgard) for his debts to be erased and in doing so … Continue reading John Wick: Chapter 4
Guessing what films are going to be the best any given year is an inherently dumb thing to do. Firstly, we are only ever aware of films with big names or big budgets and have no idea about those hidden gems that come out of left field. Secondly, as I have witnessed many times before … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023
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