We continue our Noirvember offerings with ten essential 21st century neo-noirs… It’s time once more to take a deep dive into the brutal and fatalistic world of noir as Noirvember rolls on. From film noir of the 30s and 40s, to great revisionist periods like the 1970s, there has always been a noir-infused selection of […]
10 Essential Action Movies from 2005
Grab a weapon and a ride, and get on down to 2005 for these 10 essential action movies… The noughties were an odd time in cinema. There seemed to be a dearth in standout blockbusters and a number of lacklustre sequels. Maybe not so different from today, but we also had an array of stylistic […]
10 Great Movies To Watch in November
It’s the void between Halloween and Christmas, but here are 10 great movies set in November that you need to see… You’re just getting over your Halloween candy waist expansion and the jingle of jingle bells is just around the corner too. Michael Myers has been packed away for another year and Mariah Carey and […]
4K Ultra HD Review – A Bittersweet Life (2005)
A Bittersweet Life, 2005. Directed by Kim Jee-woon. Starring Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Kim Yeong-cheol, Hwang Jung-min, and Jin Goo. SYNOPSIS: A mobster with a conscience falls foul of his boss when he disobeys an order, forcing him on a path of revenge. No country does revenge movies quite like South Korea, and Kim Jee-woon’s […]
Jennifer Yuh Nelson to direct Michael B. Jordan in A Bittersweet Life remake
Deadline is reporting that Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2, The Darkest Minds) is set to direct Michael B. Jordan in a remake of the 2005 Korean film A Bittersweet Life. The action-thriller will see Jordan playing a mobster whose longtime loyalties to his crime family are challenged when his boss orders him to […]
