Top 10 Dustin Hoffman Performances
Dustin Hoffman is one of the most versatile and talented actors of his generation. Alongside other Hollywood greats who came of age in the 1970s (Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn,...
View Article10 films to see before attending film school
Anyone who has been to university will know of the reading list. But those studying film also have to make their way through a list of recommended viewing - films of historical importance. The...
View ArticleTop 10 Quietly Important Films
We all know a “great” movie when we see one: the films that are perpetually in the American Movie Classics canon; the films that were preserved (or nearly destroyed) by the contentious Ted Turner; the...
View ArticleTop 10 films to have driven men, women and children to murder
A debate has raged for many years about violence in the media having an adverse influence on society, leading in some cases to very disturbing crimes. The debate was writ large in 1993 after the murder...
View ArticleThe Human Centipede 2 might be banned…but the original film is still out there
The Human Centipede 2 has been banned in the UK. Not sure what sort of power the BBFC thinks it has censoring cinema these days with the internet and the importation of DVDs/Blu-rays but still the...
View ArticleAttack The Block
Joe Cornish's Attack The Block is released on Monday. I've reviewed it here. What did you think of the alien invasion horror-comedy?
View ArticleTen films to restore your faith in journalism
It’s a pretty rough time for journalism, as the phone hacking scandal rumbles on, so why not look for some escapism in this list? We’re looking for escapism (so no documentaries) and films where the...
View ArticleHoudini Magic Ticket blogathon
...Last Action Hero. Houdini's Magic Ticket. What if you had the power to enter the world of your favourite movie? Join in here.
View ArticleTop 10 scariest villains in children’s films
I set out to make a list of the most memorably frightening characters from children’s and family films and found that almost everyone came from the decade when I was a child myself. I guess that is...
View ArticleTop 10 Films to be Snubbed for Best Picture at the Oscars
When thinking about the ultimate top 10 films list it is easy to look at the Academy Awards and its past winners for inspiration. But just as best film lists differ from viewer to viewer and critic to...
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