Drive Angry – 2011

A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter. Directed: Patrick Lussier Stars: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard and William Fichtner What we think: The only thing going for this piece of red necked, muscle car mayhem was that it was shot in 3D, and maybe the inclusion of Amber Heard. [...]

Escape from L.A. – 1996

Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported. Directed: John Carpenter Stars: Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi and Stacy Keach What we think: John Carpenter’s offering into the world of shit sequels couldn’t have been better, and this is shit [...]

Easy A – 2010

A clean-cut high school student relies on the school’s rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. Directed: Will Gluck Stars: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes and Penn Badgley What we think: Flat, dull and lacking in any laughs. Harsh this verdict might be but I’m afraid it is about the long and the short of it. As Indie films [...]

Female Agents – 2008

In May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy, and to kill a German SS colonel who is close to figuring out the imminent secret of D-Day. Directed: Jean-Paul Salomé Stars: Sophie Marceau, Julie [...]

The Disappearance of Alice Creed – 2009

Two men fortify a nondescript British apartment so it can serve as a prison, and then kidnap a woman and tie her to a bed. Before there’s even time to react, we’re plunged into a very nasty situation, but not a simple one. Directed: J Blakeson Stars: Gemma Arterton, Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston What we think: Films don’t need [...]

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