Sam Peckinpah’s 1974 film Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a gritty, nihilistic, uncompromising,…
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Reviews of films from various genres
The Brood (1979) review – David Cronenberg’s Flawed Yet Deeply Personal Body Horror Classic
The Brood is one of those films that didn’t impress me at first but has grown…
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The Killer (1989) review – John Woo’s Heroic Bloodshed Masterpiece
John Woo’s The Killer is a landmark film of Hong Kong’s golden age of action crime…
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Normal (2025) review – Bob Odenkirk goes for broke in Ben Wheatley’s stimulating dark comedy that sticks the landing
The last time Bob Odenkirk collaborated with Derek Kolstad was for the sequel to their blood-soaked…
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Vidheyan (1994) review – A chilling deconstruction of power, privilege, and entitlement wrapped in a layered psychological thriller
Adoor Gopalakrishnan is a name you are bound to hear if you speak with a film…
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) review – Robert Mitchum delivers a career-best performance in Peter Yates’s gritty, underrated 1970s neo-noir
Too often overlooked, Peter Yates was a director of remarkable versatility whose career spanned an impressive…
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Outland (1981) review – Peter Hyams’ space-bound take on High Noon is a tense and compelling sci-fi western
Outland, Peter Hyams’ futuristic spin on High Noon (1952), is a taut, gripping sci-fi western set…
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Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) review – A visually striking, brutally violent, and meticulously crafted animated spectacle
As the sixth installment in the iconic Predator franchise, Predator: Killer of Killers, directed by Dan…
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Havoc (2025) ‘Netflix’ review – A slick neo-noir action thriller that fails to reach its full potential
Havoc, a neo-noir action thriller directed by Gareth Evans, features some slick action set pieces and…
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Darkman (1990) review – A highly stylized superhero origin story that is dark, daring, and distinctively Raimi
Based on a short story by Sam Raimi written as an homage to Universal’s 1940s horror…
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