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You might feel like our current landscape is oversaturated with zombie flicks (a fact that I personally don't mind at al...
12/06/2025

You might feel like our current landscape is oversaturated with zombie flicks (a fact that I personally don't mind at all), but 20 years ago that wasn't exactly the case. This film changed that. 28 days later helped usher in a new era of zombie movies, and this time they aren't slow.

Danny Boyle reimagines them as something akin to really (and I mean REALLY) pi**ed off (and not necessarily hungry, they don't eat brains) professional athletes (they're fast!)

We can thank a deadly "rage" virus outbreak (and misguided animal rights activists) for this occurrence (think of Covid's hypothesized origins), except it's not solved with medication, it's with a bullet to the head. Or maybe 3.

It's probably not Cillian Murphy's first film, but it's the first one I remember seeing him in. He delivers here, as always. Brendan Gleason, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns, and Christopher Eccleston round out the cast in what is one of the best films of the genre.

You might shed a tear (or several) when Frank (Brendan Gleason), eventually takes a drop of infected blood in the eye. I know I did. Are protagonists also find that "rage infected humans" aren't the only folks to worry about in this post-apocalyptic tale of survival.

"Have you got any plans, Jim? Do you want us to find a cure and save the world or just fall in love and f**k? Plans are pointless." -Selena

28 Days Later. (2003)

It wasn't too long ago, that I made the acquaintance of a fellow cinephile in a random film group right here on Facebook...
12/06/2025

It wasn't too long ago, that I made the acquaintance of a fellow cinephile in a random film group right here on Facebook. We both quickly discovered that the other had exquisite taste in films. That is to say, that we shared similar tastes and agreed on quite a lot. We were both giddy with excitement (I certainly was anyway) and inquiring if the other had seen one film or another, and were each recommending one film or another.

A number of films came highly recommended, but none more than this one. In fact, it came so highly recommended, it was so hyped, that there was a high likelihood that I might ultimately be underwhelmed. I'm not going to hype it up. I'm simply going to tell you that underwhelmed I was not. Watch this movie. It's a revenge flick for the ages.

For those of you that fancy yourself a connoisseur of sorts on the genre, then you will probably find similarities between this film and a handful of others worthy of mentioning; Dead Man's Shoes, Blue Ruin, Bad Day For The Cut, Black 47', and The Fury Of A Patient Man to name a few. But there is only "one" Bull. My film-loving friend was not crazy. He had exquisite taste indeed.

Oh, f**k it. The truth is... It's one of the best films I've ever seen.

"Look At My Eyes... LOOK AT THEM!" - Bull

Bull. (2021)

Toni Collette as Annie Graham.Hereditary. (2018)
12/06/2025

Toni Collette as Annie Graham.

Hereditary. (2018)

"Say hello to my little friend!" - Tony Montana
05/06/2025

"Say hello to my little friend!" - Tony Montana

Is Black Bag Steven Soderbergh's best film? I mean, that's subjective, of course, but probably not. Is it really, really...
05/06/2025

Is Black Bag Steven Soderbergh's best film? I mean, that's subjective, of course, but probably not. Is it really, really, really, really quite good, and engaging, and worth 93 minutes of your time? Absolutely.

Listen, I love movies, obviously. But I have been seriously disappointed as of late. This one, rather surprisingly, did not. Give it a go. You could do a lot worse.

All of the actors you'd expect to deliver do so.

"If she's in trouble, even of her own making, I will do everything in my power to extricate her. No matter what that means. You understand?" - George Woodhouse

"My God, that's so hot." - Clarissa Dubose

Black Bag. (2025)

If my memory serves me correctly, the last time I watched The Equalizer, I'm pretty sure that I concluded that Robert Mc...
19/04/2025

If my memory serves me correctly, the last time I watched The Equalizer, I'm pretty sure that I concluded that Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) would probably win if ever up against any of my other favorite on-screen sh*t-kickers. And I'm not ashamed to say that I put a fair amount of thought into this.

Would Brian Mills (Liam Neeson) from Taken be the victor in a theoretical showdown? Even if he believed McCall was involved in the kidnapping of his beloved daughter? It might be close, but I'm taking McCall.

What about Jason Bourne (Matt Damon)? With his government funded chemical enhancement? I just don't think so. And Bourne is a f**king stud.

Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) from the film of the same name? He was pi**ed, a little f**king crazy, and certainly well trained. A formidable opponent no doubt. But, yeah, I think it's gonna be McCall.

John Wick (Keanu Reeves)? No. It's too fantastical. They're not even in the same universe.

What about Jason Statham? Pick a character from any one of his films. How about The Mechanic? Arthur Bishop is the f**king deal. He is. But, again, I think you'll concur that it's gonna be "pi**ed the f**k off, Robert McCall with a vengeance" all day, every day, and twice on Sunday.

John McClane (Bruce Willis) from the Die Hard fanchise? Please. Nope.

What about Arnold? What character from what film? It's definitely not Harry Tasker in True Lies, all-time flick that it may be. Predator? Maybe. But if you really consider how diabolical Robert McCall truly is, I think you'll find that Dutch just might not make it out of that jungle, or anywhere else for that matter.

Wait... What about another Denzel character? Say, for instance, Creasy from Man On Fire? He would do anything for the achingly adorable Pita Ramos. Perhaps this truly would be the fairest fight. It's still McCall.

I could go on and on. Who am I missing? You tell me. Who's gonna finally put the man who "alters outcomes" down?

"That girl, Alana... She's gonna go on living. You... You're gonna bleed out all over this funky floor... All over 9,800 dollars." - Robert McCall

The Equalizer. (2014)

Michael Fassbender as Lt. Archie Hicox. Inglorious Basterds. (2009)
19/04/2025

Michael Fassbender as Lt. Archie Hicox.

Inglorious Basterds. (2009)

David Cronenberg. The man, the myth, the legend. Videodrome. (1983)
18/04/2025

David Cronenberg. The man, the myth, the legend.

Videodrome. (1983)

It wasn't too long ago, that I made the acquaintance of a fellow cinephile in a random film group right here on Facebook...
18/04/2025

It wasn't too long ago, that I made the acquaintance of a fellow cinephile in a random film group right here on Facebook. We both quickly discovered that the other had exquisite taste in films. That is to say, that we shared similar tastes and agreed on quite a lot. We were both giddy with excitement (I certainly was anyway) and inquiring if the other had seen one film or another, and were each recommending one film or another.

A number of films came highly recommended, but none more than this one. In fact, it came so highly recommended, it was so hyped, that there was a high likelihood that I might ultimately be underwhelmed. I'm not going to hype it up. I'm simply going to tell you that underwhelmed I was not. Watch this movie. It's a revenge flick for the ages.

For those of you that fancy yourself a connoisseur of sorts on the genre, then you will probably find similarities between this film and a handful of others worthy of mentioning; Dead Man's Shoes, Blue Ruin, Bad Day For The Cut, Black 47', and The Fury Of A Patient Man to name a few. But there is only "one" Bull. My film-loving friend was not crazy. He had exquisite taste indeed.

Oh, f**k it. The truth is... It's one of the best films I've ever seen.

"Look At My Eyes... LOOK AT THEM!" - Bull

Bull. (2021)

Bugonia is an upcoming science fiction comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos from a screenplay by Will Tracy. It is a...
18/04/2025

Bugonia is an upcoming science fiction comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos from a screenplay by Will Tracy. It is an English-language remake of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan.

And it can come soon enough! Also starring Alicia Silverstone.

Bugonia. (November 2025)

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