by Robbie Jones

Gary Oldman is one of the greatest actors of all time. 

If there is anyone reading this that does not agree with that statement, I will fight you. That is no lie.

But seriously, the man is a legend. Whether it be villainous roles such as True Romance and Leon, or playing the good guy like Gordon in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, the man knows how to light up the screen with is presence. But how would you react if I told you this man has never won an Oscar? No, seriously, I’m not lying. Gary doesn’t have a little golden guy sitting on his shelf and that is an utter disgrace.

by Robbie Jones

You don’t have to be a stoner to enjoy a stoner comedy; I wish some people would get that into their heads. The Harold and Kumar films are possibly the most famous of this genre. Now, it didn’t feel right to be making a statement like that when I hadn’t seen the movie. So with the help of LoveFilm Instant, I settled down and took part in one of the craziest comedies I’ve ever seen.

By Robbie Jones

David Fincher is one of my favourite directors. From Se7en to Fight Club (which is on after this if you’re interested), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to The Social Network, the man is brilliant. Now I’d be lying if I said I loved all his work (I really hate The Game) but the man usually never fails to impress me. I still need to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Zodiac, but right now I wanna talk about a film of his that always seems to be overlooked in discussions about him, and that’s Panic Room.

Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) is a recently divorced woman who moves into a new apartment with her daughter Sarah (a very young Kristen Stewart). They find the previous owner of the apartment installed a panic room in case of burglars or criminals, something which doesn’t sit comfortably with Meg. On their first night, three criminals (Jared Leto, Forest Whitaker and Dwight Yoakam) break in. Discovering this, Meg wakes up Sarah and they escape into the panic room. They tell the criminals via intercom to just take what they want and go. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple… what they want is inside the panic room. Refusing to grant them access, the thieves try all sorts of methods to break in, but with Sarah’s diabetes taking its toll, Meg must soon figure out a way of getting out of this safely.

By Robbie Jones

Shane Black is awesome. He wrote Lethal Weapon 1 and 2, The Last Boy Scout and even the enjoyable flop that is Last Action Hero, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sadly, he’s only directed twice. You may have seen his second movie, Iron Man 3 earlier in the year, but it’s his first film that is true gold.

Also starring Robert Downey Jr, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang brings together a thief pretending to be an actor (Downey Jr), a private eye detective named Gay Perry (Val Kilmer), and a struggling actress (Michelle Monaghan) in a hilarious murder mystery.

By Robbie Jones

Last year, Tony Scott tragically committed suicide, aged 68. I was quite upset about this. Whilst he was never as famous as his brother Ridley, I’ve always said that Tony was the better director. Sure, Ridley made Alien, Gladiator, and Blade Runner, all of which are legendary films. However, in my opinion, none of them even come close to Tony’s True Romance, penned by Quentin Tarantino, which I personally believe to be one of the greatest films of all time and nothing Ridley has done could compare. But Tony was more famous for action/fun films, known for the likes of Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop 2, The Last Boy Scout, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State and his last film, Unstoppable. Here, I’m going to talk about my second favourite of his films, Man on Fire.

By Robbie Jones

Moon, in my opinion, is one of the best Sci-Fi films of all time. It’s original, well acted, well scripted, and I find it very gripping. The only problem with a film like Moon is that it’s one of those films that’s so good you come under the impression that the director could do no wrong. However, most of the time they end up making stinkers. Luckily, this was not the case for Duncan Jones. Moon was his first movie, replacing outer space with a train and Sam Rockwell with Jake Gyllenhaal, Jones then brought us Source Code.

By Robbie Jones

I can hear you all moaning already. Yes, despite the constant box office success and the 5th film’s positive reaction, there are many people who still hate and/or refuse to watch The Fast and the Furious series. Understandable, I suppose. Not everyone is interested in cars. But I’ve only seen this one and the first film (which I quite like as well), and I have to say, this is the superior entry in the series.

Missing the star of the series, Paul Walker, an Alabama teen named Sean Boswell must move in with his father in Japan in order to avoid an American prison sentence. Quickly making both friends and enemies, Sean finds himself becoming a major competitor in the world of drift racing, something he’s always dreamed of.

By Robbie Jones

Another spoof, another popular film – Yet another barrel of laughs. I struggled to choose a film this week as there was barely anything I’ve seen, so I settled that undoubtedly many people have seen – Shaun of the Dead.

Simon Pegg is Shaun, a electrics shop worker who lives with his best friend Ed (Nick Frost). Shaun is a simple man with simple pleasures, such as hanging out at his favourite pub, The Winchester. But when he forgets his anniversary, his girlfriend Liz breaks up with him. Depressed, Ed takes Shaun out for a drink, and as they get absolutely smashed, they fail to release they are surrounded by zombies. It’s not until the next morning they realise the world has ended and they must go and to save Liz, with her friends Dave and Dianne, as well Shaun’s Mum and Step-Dad… all end up trapped in the Winchester. 

By Robbie Jones

I know I said I aimed to select films that not many people have heard of, but the minute I saw this in the listings, I couldn’t let the chance slip away to write about what was recently voted the greatest comedy movie of all time. Spoof movies are famously one of the most hated genres of film, from Epic Movie to Date Movie, Disaster Movie to Meet the Spartans (in my opinion, one of the worst films of all time), they can’t seem to attract any love. A notable exception would be Scary Movie, even though its sequels aren’t quite as well received (See: Scary Movie 2, 4 and 5 – 3 was the best… shut up, it was!). 


From the modern generation, I can only say that I liked Scary Movie 3 and Superhero Movie, two undeniably stupid films that make me laugh my ass off. But honestly, the age of good spoof movies is long gone, my friends. As much as I hate to say it, we’re never gonna get another Hot Shots. We’re never gonna get another Top Secret. We’re never gonna get another Naked Gun. And we’re sure as hell not gonna get another Airplane!

By Robbie Jones

Ladies and gentleman, I am about to present to you what I genuinely believe to be the most under-rated film of all time. From the director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile comes The Majestic, starring Jim Carrey as Peter Appleton, an ambitious Hollywood screenwriter in the 1950’s who has everything going for him... Until the FBI discover he attended a communist meeting during college and blacklist him.