[Movie Review] The Frighteners

Starring: Michael J Fox, Jake Busey, Dee Wallace Director: Peter Jackson Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1996 There are many questions that need answering but none more so than, “why does Michael J Fox still look about 12 years old”? Well he doesn’t really look 12 but the man seems to bathe in the fountain […]

[Movie Review] Grosse Point Blank

Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Ackroyd, Alan Arkin, Jeremy Piven, Joan Cusack, Hank Azaria Director: George Armitage Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1997 Life is no bed of roses for Martin Blank (John Cusack – “Con Air”). Working as a professional killer for five years, he finally sees little value in it and longs […]

[Movie Review] Beavis and Butt-head Do America

Starring: Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Robert Stack, Eric Bogosian Director: Mike Judge Genre: Comedy Cert: 15 Released: 1996 When Beavis and Butt-head awake to find that their TV is stolen (futile presses of the remote control convince them it’s the case) they jump in to action to find the thief. A chance encounter with Muddy […]

[Movie Review] The Fan

Starring: Robert DeNiro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo, Benicio Del Toro, Chris Mulkey Director: Tony Scott Genre: Thriller Cert: 15 Released: 1996 Director, Tony Scott has brought us some of the more exciting thrillers of the nineties – ‘The Last Boyscout’ and ‘True Romance’ for example and he has also scored with the successful […]

[Movie Review] The King of Comedy

Starring: Robert DeNiro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Shelley Hack, Diahnne Abbott Director: Martin Scorsese Genre: Comedy Cert: 12 Released: 1983 Rupert Pupkin (DeNiro) is a 30-something, aspiring comedian who tries to persuade a famed talk show host, Jerry Langford (Lewis), to take a look at his comedy act, hopeful of getting a spot on his […]