Graeme Robertson with four great action movies to check out (that aren’t John Wick)… Given that it has dominated cinemas for the last few weeks, you’d think that Avengers: Endgame was the only film worth seeing at the moment. However, this week that all changes with the release of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – The Social Network over The King’s Speech for Best Picture of 2010
Graeme Robertson on why The Social Network should have won Best Picture over The King’s Speech… The Oscars celebrating the best of 2010 are, in my view, a classic case of the Academy getting it very wrong. While The King’s Speech is far from a terrible film (it’s alright but nothing special) I wouldn’t really […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – Mystic River over The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King for Best Picture
Graeme Robertson on why Mystic River should have won Best Picture over The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King… The Oscars celebrating the best of 2003 was one of those classic nights where one film ruled them all. Winning an incredible 11 Oscars (the third and, to date, last film to do […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – Dr. Strangelove over My Fair Lady for Best Picture
Graeme Robertson on why Dr. Strangelove should have won Best Picture over My Fair Lady… For today’s entry, we’re looking at the Oscars celebrating the best of 1964, a year in which George Cukor’s lavish musical adaption of My Fair Lady took home the top prize. Of course, I don’t like this choice because, as […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – High Noon over The Greatest Show on Earth for Best Picture
Graeme Robertson on why High Noon should have won Best Picture over The Greatest Show on Earth… It’s that time of the year again when the film world’s biggest and brightest stars gather together to celebrate the best of the year just past. It’s also the time of the year where I spend the next […]
4 Great Westerns to Check Out While You Wait for Red Dead Online
Graeme Robertson with four great westerns to check out while you wait for Red Dead Online… The Western is one of those genres that doesn’t really get the love and attention it used to. While it is arguably one of the genres that helped make cinema the cultural juggernaut that it has been for over […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 31 – Train to Busan (2016)
Train to Busan, 2017. Directed by Yeon Sang Ho. Starring Gong Yo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Ma Dong-seok, and Choi Woo-shik. SYNOPSIS: A workaholic father attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter while on a train to Busan. As the two board the train, a zombie apocalypse suddenly erupts turning the pair’s journey into a […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 30 – It (2017)
It, 2017. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Nicholas Hamilton, and Bill Skarsgard. SYNOPSIS: In the small town of Derry, a group of friends find themselves locked into a fight for lives with a terrifying creature that has terrorised the […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 29 – Nightbreed (1990)
Nightbreed, 1990. Directed Clive Barker. Starring Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid and Doug Bradley. SYNOPSIS: Mental patient Aaron Boone is haunted by recurring nightmares of a monster-infested town named Midian. Convinced by his psychiatrist that he has committed several grisly murders, Boone goes on the run, seeking refuge in the town from […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 28 – Threads (1984)
Threads, 1984. Directed by Mick Jackson. Starring Reece Dinsdale, David Brierley, Rita May, Nicolas Lane, and Jane Hazlegrove. SYNOPSIS: As the Cold War between the superpowers erupts into a full-scale war, the English city of Sheffield finds itself at the centre of a nuclear attack that forever changes the lives of its inhabitants for decades […]