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8 Great Films with Incompetent Heroes

October 21, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

It’s no easy ride for these incompetent and bumbling movie heroes… The protagonist of a film usually has some goal they need to achieve, and for the most part, even if they begin way over their head, by the time the film ends, they’ve solved everything and wrapped up the case using their wits and […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Blue Ruin, Dog Day Afternoon, Marathon Man, Memories of Murder, Naked Gun, One Battle After Another, The Big Lebowski, The Nice Guys

The Essential Paranoia Films

July 1, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe offers up an essential selection of paranoia films… Who likes a good hearty dose of paranoia? Okay, in real life it’s not too enjoyable. In cinema? It’s a gift for film-makers looking to tap into that feeling within their audience. There are a lot of great examples of paranoia-themed films, and when a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Essential..., Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Blow Out, Cutters Way, Eyes Wide Shut, Les Diaboliques, Marathon Man, Pi, Repulsion, The Conversation, The Machinist, The Thing

Great Movie Scenes That Left An Indelible Mark

November 2, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at 15 great movie scenes that left an indelible mark… Great movies require many things to achieve that unshakable stamp of quality. As well as great writing, directing and acting, you need memorable scenes. Some can be more memorable than others. Some may end up defining a film more than […]

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