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“Are you not entertained?” – A review of Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott and released in the year 2000, Gladiator is a historic epic which has truly left its mark on modern cinema. With an...
“The world is a fine place, and worth fighting for” – A review of Seven. Released in 1995, Seven (or Se7en as it was stylised) stands as one of the most chilling thrillers in cinematic history....
“Sometimes, there's so much beauty in the world – I feel like I can't take it, like my heart is just going to cave in.” – A review of American Beauty. Written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam...
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning” – A review of Apocalypse Now. Apocalypse Now is one of the most ambitious and haunting war films ever made. Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 masterpiece of...
“If my answers frighten you, then you should cease asking scary questions” – A review of Pulp Fiction. As far as cult classic films go, you’d find I difficult to find one more iconic than Pulp...
“Fear is the mind-killer” – A review of Dune: Part One. I adore science fiction, and it’s difficult for anything out there to come close to Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune. When Dune: Part One...
“Hell, Netley. We're in Hell.” – a review of From Hell. I always get a little nervous when a film attempts to bring a graphic novel to life. To me, it’s a bit like the fear I get when a beloved...
“Colonel Von Luger, it is the sworn duty of all officers to try to escape.” – A review of The Great Escape. The war film genre is one of the most devastating and thought provoking in history,...
“In space, no one can hear you scream” – A review of Alien. Ridley Scott has directed some of the most influential and best cinema of all time. From Thelma and Louise to Blade Runner, you know...