Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Malkovic, John Cusack Director: Simon West Genre: Action Cert: 18 Released: 1997 Those who know me, know of my strong dislike of big-budget-action-kick-ass-extravaganza-blockbuster-type, erm, films. Among those to feel my wrath have been “Independence Day”, “Jurassic Park” and “Batman Forever”. Could “Con Air” revolutionise the way I feel about action flicks? […]
Mixed emotions First off the bat let me just remind y’all (for those who haven’t checked my background) that I am 100% Irish (well, with a small amount of Italian heritage but that’s kinda irrelevant). So this isn’t written from an English fans point of view. Like many Irish people, I had a considerable interest […]
My Mixed Bag Two weeks into the World Cup and needless to say my tips of a fortnight ago resulted in mixed success. On the negative side there are the laboured attempts of both Norway and Spain to get out of their respective groups. Norway really blew it against a poor Morroccon team and then […]
Here we go… When trying to choose a title for my own column it was difficult to find something that hadn’t already been chosen elsewhere on the Internet. The title had to display characteristics of opinion and originality. Eventually I gained inspiration from a familiar source: the lyric sheet of Steven Tyler. From his composition, […]
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