Harlin: Die Hard 2 (1990)
In many ways, 1990 was a watershed year for the blockbuster sequel. With Die Hard 2, Child’s Play 2, RocoCop 2 and Predator 2 all coming out within the space of six months, [...]
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Leonard Cohen: You Want It Darker (2016)
With George Michael passing away on Boxing Day, it feels as if 2016 has been indelibly marked as the end of a musical era. Between them, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, Prince [...]
Crisis in Six Scenes: Season 1 (2016)
For me, 2016 has been one of Woody Allen’s best years in a long time. Not only did I enjoy Café Society more than any of his films since Anything Else, but his six-part [...]
High Maintenance: Season 1 (2016)
Unlike some of my other write ups, this isn’t a complete review – I’ve only seen two of the six episodes of High Maintenance and probably won’t watch any more in the [...]
Ten things I love about Home Alone
“Somewhere in my Memory” John Williams lent his name to a lot of iconic movies, but his score for Home Alone was possibly his finest work. It achieved what only the [...]
Westworld: Season 1 (2016)
Styling itself as HBO’s next big successor to Game of Thrones, Westworld arrived ten weeks ago shrouded in secrecy. While we knew that this was going to be an adaptation of [...]
Hancock: The Founder (2016)
From the trailers for The Founder, a film about the rise of Ray Kroc and the McDonald’s brand, you could be forgiven for expecting a number of things. Firstly, you might [...]
Benjamin: Mermaids (1990)
While many nostalgia and period pieces about the 1960s were released in the 1990s, few were aimed so steadfastly at the younger generation as Mermaids. Based on the young [...]
A Tribe Called Quest: “The Space Program” (2016)
I love the sound and style of hip-hop, but go through long periods without listening to a lot of hip-hop. In large part, that’s because its pervasive misogyny and [...]
Badham: Bird on a Wire (1990)
With so much nostalgia currently circulating around the 1990s, it’s easy to forget that the 1990s were themselves a highly nostalgic period. As Baby Boomers were coming of [...]