David Ayer is a filmmaker that doesn’t deal in half measures. Responsible for either writing or directing a string of absurdly hard edged street thrillers,
Tag: War
The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot
Genre mashing is one of the greatest things there is about genre cinema – a cinematic practice of squishing different types of movie together to
Battle: Los Angeles
In the years since Independence Day cornered the market on crowd pleasing, flag waving alien invasion movies it seems that Hollywood has been trying to
Dunkirk
Before we get things started, I’ve a quick point to make: can we stop describing every movie with a sizable budget that goes for a
1917
The war film has been getting some esoteric entries over the past couple of years what with Christopher Nolan’s time twisting Dunkirk doing the rounds
Jojo Rabbit
The final days of World War II seem like an odd stomping ground for broad humour, I mean even Life Is Beautiful was crammed with
Midway
There’s a saying that goes: those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. It’s a wise saying as sayings go and
Starship Troopers
After giving deleriously bullet drenched, 80’s face lifts to cyberpunk (Robocop, Total Recall), Paul Verhoeven’s third highly satirical, stunningly violent science fiction epic may just
Overlord
Sometimes fun is all you need. No big stars, no huge talent calling “action” (unless you count J.J. Abrams with a weighty producers credit, and
Edge Of Tomorrow
In a summer full of sequels and reboots, and sequels of reboots, it fairly often pays to keep an eye out for any movies out
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars spinoffs are a risky thing. For every TV show that hits a Wamp Rat dead centre we get servings of excruciating awfulness like
Captain America: The First Avenger
In a series of films that have so far contained a one percenter wearing a snug suit of techno-armour, a raging, green id monster and
