Free Fire is an action comedy from English director Ben Wheatly, set in Massachusetts but filmed by Brighton beach in England. It takes place in one location, a derelict factory workshop, and runs 90 minutes; 30 minutes of character setup letting us know who is who, what they’re all doing there, and why, then 60 […]

There’s a lot to be said for a movie franchise that bears little to almost no resemblance to its origins, other than a couple of familiar faces. Yet, amazingly, with each new adventure, The Fast and the Furious series grows in size and spectacle in relation to its ever-increasing box-office, and there’s just no putting […]

It’s not easy pinpointing the genre of a film that goes out of its way to be so intentionally odd, but for argument’s sake, let’s make it simple; it’s a monster movie. Though, it certainly incorporates other elements, such as romance, some comedy, violence, and a heavy dose of serious relationship drama, but ultimately it’s […]

The strength of any film with a sports theme is this: If it presents the sport as interesting to a viewer who has no interest, then it’s done its job. If this is the case, then, for the most part, Tommy’s Honour has certainly succeeded. Framed as a meeting between an elderly Scottish man with […]