“Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?” a review of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. When I was a child, I went through several phases when it came to what I wanted to be when I grew...

“Choose watching history repeat itself” – A review of Trainspotting 2. After two decades since the original film, I was nervous when, in 2017, a sequel to Trainspotting was released. The...

“Choose Life” – A review of Trainspotting. Released in 1996 and based on Irvine Welsh’s novel, Trainspotting is a relentless and sometimes disturbing exploration of isolation, violence,...

“A laugh can be a very powerful thing” – a review of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The year is 1947 in Hollywood. Toons and humans live side by side. Detective Eddie Valiant is down on his luck and...

“They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins” – a review of The Wicker Man. It has been over 50 years since The Wicker Man first appeared on the big screen, and it still holds up...

For Frodo – a review of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It’s December 2003 and it is time. Audiences the world over wait with bated breath. So much has happened and our heroes...

Over hill and under tree – a review of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The fellowship is broken. Boromir is dead. Merry and Pippin have been taken by orcs. Gandalf is gone. Frodo and Sam...

The Road Goes Ever On – A review of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring. There’s something about The Lord of the Rings that feels a bit like coming home. Hearing the smallest...

Through Dangers Untold – A review of Labyrinth. It’s the late nineties and I’m sitting in my parents living room with some crayons and a colouring book. It’s a Saturday and, unsurprisingly for a...