Back of the Net Review
When asked to have a look at Back of the Net, my main motivation for doing so was a chance to interview the films director, Louise Alston (My first ever interview). In fact, I jumped at the chance. I…
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The Hole in the Ground Review
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2 min read
The Hole in the Ground, directed by Lee Cronin, is a tense look into the lives of single mum and apparent domestic violence victim, Sarah O’Neill (Seána Kerslake), and her young son Chris (James Quinn…
The Bouncer Review
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2 min read
In 2008, Jean-Claude Van Damme starred in the self-parody film JCVD. The film was a great success for the Muscles from Brussels, with some even suggesting he could get an Academy Award nomination at t…
Triple Frontier Review
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2 min read
When you have the likes of Oscar Isaac, Ben Affleck, Garret Hedlund, Charlie Hunnam, and Pedro Pascal headlining a film you would expect nothing but the best but sadly, with Triple Frontier, you get n…
Next of Kin Bluray Review
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3 min read
Bored. That’s what I was feeling roughly half-way through Next of Kin. But, as it wore on, it surprisingly began to demand my attention, and by the end, I was completely engaged. Next of Kinrevolves a…
Alita: Battle Angel Review
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4 min read
Alita: Battle Angel centres around a 300+ year old nameless cyborg (Rosa Salazar) that Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) finds in a scrap heap and repairs. The cyborg, who decides after Dr. Ido’s sugges…
The Chain Reaction Review
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4 min read
Steve Bisley. A name I would generally associate with only Water Rats. Maybe, just maybe I might think of Mad Max or Red Hill. But generally, if you said to me, “remember Steve Bisley”? I would reply…
Reprisal Review
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3 min read
Frank Grillo stars as Jacob in recent Defiant Screen Entertainment release Reprisal, a bank manager, whom after a bank robbery, begins to try and track down the perpetrator, Gabriel (Jonathon Schaech)…
Close Review
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2 min read
Netflix have a seemingly unending roll of original films and TV series releasing these days. Almost like whenever one of their content buyers goes to Costco they come back with a bulk pack of new show…
Polar Review
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3 min read
Mads Mikkelsen stars as Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, in the latest offering from Jonas Åkerlund – Polar. Based on the Dark Horse graphic novel "Polar: Came From the Cold", this is Åke…
Glass Review
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4 min read
Glass, the latest release from M. Night Shyamalan follows on from Unbreakable and Split, with evil mastermind Elijah Price (Samual L. Jackson) pitting David Dunn (Bruce Willis) against Kevin Crumb (Ja…
Travis' Top Five Films of 2018... and Three Duds
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5 min read
So, 2018 is all done and dusted. While I’ve spent a lot of time catching up on old films, I did manage to watch a few new films throughout the year. I feel pretty strongly about a few films from 2018,…