The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
April 4, 2006
Carefully marketed to be the next franchisable fantasy film alongside The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potter series, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) defeated Peter Jackson’s over-hyped juggernaut, King...
Transporter 2
April 2, 2006
Ex-Special Forces man Frank Martin is back for more impromptu violence with household objects as the little boy he looks after is abducted by nasty men with accents. There’s a certain appeal about both the Transporter films and their leading man,...
King Kong
March 31, 2006
You’d think after spending five years working on the most epic of trilogies Peter Jackson would take time out, or do a smaller project, and for a while it looked like The Lovely Bones would be his next film; a follow-up of sorts to Heavenly Creatures...
Doom Unrated Extended Edition
March 30, 2006
I’ve said it before and no doubt I’ll say it again, just when will The Rock get a decent film to launch his acting career? Schwarzenegger had Terminator, Willis had Die Hard, and the Rock… well, he has Walking, um, The Run.. no, wait. He has nothing. Doom...
Serenity
March 10, 2006
Can’t Stop The Signal is the tagline for Serenity, the directorial debut of TV favourite Joss Whedon of Buffyand Angel fame, and it has a clever double meaning. To begin with, the story of Serenityoriginated with a cult TV show from 2002 called...
Doom: Unrated Extended Edition
March 7, 2006
Wow, a cinematic video game adaptation not directed by Uwe Boll (Alone in the Dark) or Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil)?! I guess those guys must’ve been busy planning their next cinematic masterpieces when the casting call went out for Doom (2005)....
Sam Peckinpah’s The Legendary Westerns Collection
March 7, 2006
Sam Peckinpah defines the word “maverick.” He came out of Hollywood with his own unique brand of filmmaking that often clashed with studio executives. This resulted in a career of tough, uncompromising movies that were either loved or hated – there...
Godzilla: Final Wars
March 2, 2006
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) not only celebrated the 50th anniversary of the legendary lizard but has also been touted by the studio that created it as the monster’s swan song. Of course, this has been said in the past and impressive world-wide box office...
Fox in a Box: Featuring Pam Grier
February 27, 2006
Fox in a Box essentially repackages three vintage Pam Grier Blaxploitation films that had been previous released separately but now with a bonus disc that pays tribute to this enduring cinematic icon. Watching these movies reinforces what an incredible...
Land of the Dead
February 21, 2006
There’s a certain irony that after all the recent homages (Shaun of the Dead) and remakes (Dawn of the Dead) of George Romero’s iconic zombie movies, the man himself was inspired to get back in the director’s chair once again for Land...
