After reluctantly killing the son of his best friend in New York City, former mobster, and hitman Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson) has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie – with his estranged son, Mike Conlon (Joel Kinnaman) or his lifelong friend and fellow mobster, Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris). An engaging thriller with plenty of action injected to keep the majority of viewers engaged. It’s worth noting that Run All Night is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
A former cop, Matt Scudder (Liam Neeson) provides private eye services to those in need. Consequently, he is asked by a shady drug dealer to find the people responsible for the kidnap and apparent murder of his wife. After some reluctance, Scudder eventually takes the job before slowly unravelling a larger web of secrets connected to the men responsible. Not the most noteworthy Liam Neeson release of recent years but certainly something a little different than most. It’s worth noting that A Walk Among the Tombstones is currently streaming on Netflix.
In this second edition of Western Wednesday, a selection of Lee Van Cleef’s spaghetti western flicks will be reviewed. Van Cleef is one of the most iconic and standout spaghetti western stars of all time. It’s important to note that this post will continue to grow over time, with new Van Cleef reviews added as more of his spaghetti western based films are watched. As with every article and review on the website, this entire series will be spoiler-free.
The Lee Van Cleef Edition
Continue readingIn this new feature to the website, Western Wednesday will deliver short, straightforward reviews of western films across a range of subgenres. This first edition focuses purely on spaghetti westerns built around the infamous ‘Django’ character. It’s important to note that this post will continue to grow over time, with new Django reviews added as more Django based films are watched. As with every article and review on the website, this entire series will be spoiler-free.
The Django Edition
Continue readingA mysterious force knocks the moon from its intended orbit around Earth and directs it on a collision course to change life as we know it. With very little time to act before the impact will potentially annihilate the Earth’s population, Jocinda Fowler (Halle Berry), Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson) and KC Houseman (John Bradley) undertake a last-ditch mission into space to save civilisation. Overall, very watchable but not something that will need revisiting anytime soon. It’s worth noting that Moonfall is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
When the determined but bitter and equally as stubborn barrister, Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton), returns to his office in London after recovering from a heart attack, he finds himself defending a new client, Leonard Vole (Tyrone Power), in his much-publicised murder trial that seemingly has twists and turns around almost every corner. To many people this is one of the finest courtroom drama’s to have been released and I’d not argue against that.
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