Tyldum: Passengers (2016)

January 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

I almost didn’t see Passengers, thanks to a series of excoriating reviews that seemed to suggest that there was absolutely nothing redeeming about Morten Tyldum’s second [...]

Zemeckis: Allied (2016)

January 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Over the last fifteen years, there have been two quite distinct tendencies in Robert Zemeckis’ body of work. On the one hand, as befits a director who made his name as a [...]

Hopkins: Predator 2 (1990)

January 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

In a year that was distinguished by big budget sequels – Die Hard 2, Child’s Play 2, RoboCop 2 – Predator 2 was arguably the most inspired, an utter reinvention of the [...]

Harlin: Die Hard 2 (1990)

December 29, 2016 // 0 Comments

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, [...]