Reviews by backlog
Flags of our Fathers – Flags badly
Thursday 24th February 2011
Three men shared the dangers of the assault and capture of the Japanese island but theirs is not a story of extraordinary heroism, just one of chance circumstance.
The Untouchables – Flawed but so much fun!
Thursday 24th February 2011
Don’t listen to all the naysayers – this film is serious fun
Little Shop of Horrors
Thursday 25th November 2010
This is perfect fodder for am-dram – ratatat tracks, knockabout gags and a high body count.
The Untouchables
Sunday 21st November 2010
A review of classic gangster flick The Untouchables.
Don’t listen to all the naysayers who complain of cheesey dialogue, fickle Irish accents and historical liberties so wildly inaccurate they make a sawn-off shotgun look like a sniper’s rifle. They’re all completely right of course – but just don’t listen to them.
Masters and Commanders – by Andrew Roberts
Wednesday 10th November 2010
Ultimately the decisions made by these men led to victory over Germany and Japan but it’s hard to escape the feeling that while these men squabbled others died.
