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Kick-Ass (2010) PDF Print E-mail
(5 votes)
Written by Daniel Cann   
Wednesday, 07 April 2010
Kick-Ass (2010)
This film takes a well-established genre and turns it completely on its head. For the last twenty years or so ever since Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ we have been inundated with films about super hero’s, but there have been none like this effort from writers Jane Goldman, Mark Millar and Matthew (‘Layer Cake’ ‘Stardust’) Vaughan who also directs. Here the hopes and dreams of an ordinary and likeable teen Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) dreams of becoming a superhero. The geeky comic book loving you...
 
The International (2009) PDF Print E-mail
(4 votes)
Written by Daniel Cann   
Sunday, 28 February 2010
The International (2009)
From acclaimed director Tom Tykwer (‘Run Lola Run’, ‘Perfume: The Story of a Murderer’) ‘The International’ concerns itself with that institution that has come under attack recently, the bank. Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and District...
 
Public Enemies (2009) PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Daniel Cann   
Monday, 06 July 2009
Public Enemies (2009)
From renowned director Michael Mann (‘Manhunter’, ‘Heat’, ‘The Insider’) comes this gangster thriller set in 1933. It begins with a jailbreak and follows the activities of bank robber and public enemy number one John Dillinger (Johnny Depp – nice t...
 
Zodiac (2007) PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Daniel Cann   
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Zodiac (2007)
This film is based on the true story of a notorious serial killer that terrorised the Bay area of San Francisco and the manhunt that resulted. The killer sends letters and ciphers to the newspaper ‘The San Francisco Chronicle’ boasting of the crime...
 
In Bruges (2008) PDF Print E-mail
(6 votes)
Written by Daniel Cann   
Thursday, 22 January 2009
In Bruges (2008)
Picture two mismatched Irish hit men sent to the pretty medieval Belgian city of Bruges. It is here they have to lay low and await further instructions from their boss. And so begins ‘In Bruges’ a sparkling dark comedy written and directed by Martin ...
 
The Departed (2006) PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Daniel Cann   
Thursday, 09 October 2008
The Departed (2006)
I began to watch this film with some trepidation, especially as it started with a character voice over and a soundtrack by the Rolling Stones. ‘Here we go again’ I thought ‘Scorsese can’t make a crime thriller without these elements present’. Luckily...
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Matchstick Men (2003) PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Daniel Cann   
Monday, 11 August 2008
Matchstick Men (2003)
Roy Waller (Nicholas Cage) lives in a very ordered world. He is a businessman and conman but with a difference, this is no slick confident grifter, but rather a highly neurotic and nervy one. Cage gives yet another excellent character study, giving a...
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