Fury is a brutal, transfixing, visually impressive tale of a tank crew deep in hostile territory at the end of World War Two. There’s not much plot to speak of – the brave guys have to hold a strategic crossroads as their company is decimated around them is just about all there is to it…
Read moreTransformers – Revenge of the Fallen
A few things: Firstly, The Fallen is a person. Or rather (in spite of the kind of self-referential name worthy only of a guitarist in a rock band) he’s a Decepticon-Humanoid-Truck-Robot thingy. Secondly, the movie’s got insulting, black “comic relief” Transformers – think Ja-Ja Binks meets Honda Accord. Thirdly, it’s loud but it’s still really…
Read moreEagle Eye
Remember that movie where the bad guys made Will Smith chase through the streets with his shirt flapping open?………. Um, OK, maybe not specific enough? Enemy of the State, it was called, and in it a shady government agency used its superior surveillance technology to snoop and meddle and basically frack up someone’s life. Eagle…
Read moreIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Ok, now that the movie’s finally out, it’s probably finally safe to talk about this….. Although Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull features all sorts of Cold War triple agent spy-jinks and McCarthy-esque witch-hunts for hidden Reds, it would appear that most feared were those who might have tried to steal the movie’s secrets. The final…
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