Articles by: Steve
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by / on September 17, 2011 at 6:00 am / in Vault Reviews

VAULT REVIEW: THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980)

I don’t think I project the image of a fan of musicals; I’d like to think people see me as the superhero aficionado, or at least the “movies 10 years old or more” guy. Thing is, when I look back [...]

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by / on September 10, 2011 at 6:00 am / in Vault Reviews

VAULT REVIEW: THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (1993)

For such a high brow film I don’t think I could have come upon this film in a more low brow fashion – having been turned on to see it by Tank in Rocknrolla watching it in his SUV. I [...]

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by / on August 27, 2011 at 5:59 am / in Vault Reviews

VAULT REVIEW: BILL & TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY (1991)

Tweetnopsis: #Bill&Ted2: Two metalhead idiots embark on a trip into the afterlife, somehow cheating their way to greatness again. A clever twist on an old favourite. For the sake of this review, I’m gonna assume that you’ve seen Bill & [...]

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by / on August 20, 2011 at 6:00 am / in Vault Reviews

VAULT REVIEW: THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (1996)

Tweetnopsis: #LongKissGoodnight:Oddly statuesque schoolteacher forgets she’s a spy. An early Bourne prototype and another great Shane Black buddy comedy. This seems to be a really polarizing film, with those against it mostly falling under the “I hate Renny Harlin” category. I [...]

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by / on August 13, 2011 at 5:59 am / in Vault Reviews

VAULT REVIEW: SERENITY (2005)

I’ve been feeling pretty pessimistic about The Avengers‘ prospects based on some of Joss Whedon’s past misfortunes. While Whedon has a strong “cult” following, his projects have a way of falling by the wayside of popular culture. But as I [...]

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by / on August 6, 2011 at 6:00 am / in Vault Reviews

VAULT REVIEW: SPEED RACER (2008)

Tweetnopsis: #SpeedRacer:Classic anime character races like crazy across psychedelic landscapes. Delectable visuals offset the cartoonish plot and chimp. It might seem hard to believe – if this wasn’t an adaptation of the first Japanese cartoon to make it to the [...]

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by / on July 30, 2011 at 5:59 am / in Vault Reviews

VAULT REVIEW: THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997)

Tweetnopsis: #5thElement: Cab driver teams up with supreme being and galaxy’s most annoying MC to save the world. Besson creates great fashionable scifi   I don’t know whether this still goes without saying nowadays, but this film is pretty much [...]

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by / on July 23, 2011 at 6:00 am / in Vault Reviews

VAULT REVIEW: DIRTY PRETTY THINGS (2002)

Tweetnopsis: #DirtyPrettyThings: Exiled doctor plumbs his way into an organs for passports scheme. Ejiofor and Frears are both great in this dra-mystery. I’ve been accustomed to writing most of my Vault reviews by memory, which is one of the benefits of [...]

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by / on July 16, 2011 at 5:59 am / in Vault Reviews

VAULT REVIEW: UNLEASHED

Tweetnopsis: #Unleashed:Chinese infant is raised by British gangsters to be a dog, but the racism is mostly set aside in favour of kung fu death matches. I’m not sure who the marketing genius behind the title Danny the Dog was, but [...]

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by / on July 9, 2011 at 2:59 am / in Vault Reviews

VAULT REVIEW: LADYHAWKE (1985)

Tweetnopsis: #Ladyhawke:Rutger Hauer is a kinda wolfman, and a nubile Michelle Pfeiffer is a bird. A beautiful film cut off at the knees by Alan Parsons. If I were to tell you there’s a movie out there about a sword [...]

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