“It's not who I am underneath, but what I do, that defines me.” – A review of Batman Begins. Nowadays, if a new superhero film is announced, the excitement and trepidation is palpable. They’re...

“War brings out the worst in people. Never the good, always the bad, always the bad” – A review of Schindler’s List. There are some films which are so devastatingly sad, so tragically powerful...

“I have no right to ask this of any of you... but will you follow me... one last time?” – A review of The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies. So here we are, at long last. The third and...

“The King Under the Mountain is dead!” – A review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Having watched the first of the trilogy, my hopes weren’t overly high for the second. In my review of An...

“I’m going on an adventure! – A review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. If you’ve read my reviews of The Lord of the Rings, you’ll know that I am a huge fan of Tolkien. Indeed, I even wrote...

“A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets” – A review of Titanic. James Cameron is responsible for some incredible cinema. The Terminator, Avatar, and Aliens all stand out – but he is, of...

“This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine” – A review of Full Metal Jacket. You know you’re about to experience something special when you sit down to watch a Stanley...

“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies” – a review of The Shawshank Redemption. It’s always tricky to know which way a Stephen King story will adapt to...

“I was made to help a child. I don’t remember it being this hard” – a review of Toy Story 4. The fourth instalment of the Toy Story franchise released in 2019 and had the big challenge of living...

“So long, partner” – A review of Toy Story 3. I love animated films, and Pixar are masters at what they do. If you’ve read my reviews of the first two films, you’ll know I love Toy Story, and...

“Ride like the wind, Bullseye!” – A review of Toy Story 2. I always get nervous when great films have sequels. Too often, sequels lose the original heart and soul of what has come before and end...

“You got a friend in me” – A review of Toy Story. I was an imaginative child, and I loved my toys. I had action figures, dolls, little green soldiers and countless random plastic figures I’d...