Adventure

The Man Who Would Be King

The only film to co-star British cinematic icons (and long-time friends) Michael Caine and Sean Connery, The Man Who Would Be King is a late-career highlight from American director John… Read More
My Lucky Star

After really enjoying Zhang Ziyi’s first foray into production, Sophie’s Revenge, I was certainly interested to see her return to the character for a second outing. However, My Lucky Star… Read More
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

I was unfamiliar with the source material of this Twilight-esque tale of angels and demons walking the Earth amongst us. The film was fairly resoundingly dismissed upon released, both by… Read More
Treasure Planet

Futuristic Disney adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel has some interesting concepts smuggled in between servicing the source material. The alien designs are particularly good, and the action scenes… Read More
Doctor Who and the Daleks

This rather quaint soft-hearted approach to the beloved timelord sees Peter Cushing portray a human version of the time travelling space adventurer, who brings along his niece, granddaughter and the… Read More
REVIEW: Oz the Great and Powerful

Sam Raimi’s spiritual prequel to MGM’s 1939 evergreen classic, The Wizard of Oz, is an incredibly mixed bag, that shows a degree of visual flourish and fun for younger viewers,… Read More
REVIEW: Jack the Giant Slayer

I am in serious danger of over-hyping Bryan Singer’s Jack The Giant Slayer, for the simple reason that I thought it was going to be rubbish, and it really isn’t.… Read More
Jack the Giant Slayer

Bryan Singer’s big screen update of the classic fairytale proves a surprisingly fun slice of old fashioned escapism. Read my full review here Read More
REVIEW: Journey 2 The Mysterious Island

Following the success of 2008’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Warner Bros delivers a second outing based loosely on 19th century science fiction literature. Originally planned to involve… Read More
REVIEW: The Three Musketeers

After the monstrous success of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood dusted off Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling heroes for another cinematic outing.… Read More
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

The last thing I wanted to see was another PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film, after struggling through two-and-a-half hours of thankless set-up in DEAD MAN’S CHEST and actively hating the… Read More