The Revenant and Jeremiah Johnson
The Revenant from 2015 is a great movie. Technically, it’s outstanding – shot in natural light and looking stunning – it has some breath taking […]
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Hi regular readers, I’m pressing pause on the weekly blogposts for the next few weeks as I’ve landed my dream script writing job. However, it’s […]
David Brent: Life on the Road/Alpha Papa
I was a big fan of the TV series The Office (the original British version) and I’m also a big fan of the Alan Partridge […]
Bringing out the Dead
Scorsese’s Bringing out the Dead from 1999 is one to see, its low grade Marty but it’s based on a nice novel by Joe Connelly, […]
Miami Blues
Miami Blues was released in 1990 and directed by George Armitage. Armitage is a very talented director and made Grosse Pointe Blank, one of my […]
My top five Walter Hill movies
I’m a massive fan of the American writer/director Walter Hill. Here’s my top five movies by this cult auteur. To clarify, these are films that […]
The Blues Brothers
What was the first film that you fell in love with? For me, there are many. As a kid I loved The Muppet Movie and […]
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
This is a bit like defending the indefensible. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is not a good film, it’s a good book, but not a good film, […]
Wall Street
Being a professional script consultant sometimes means that you come across scripts that have great potential but that also have inherent problems. Indeed, I’ve written […]
The Long Good Friday
As we’re coming up to Easter it seems a good time to mention to younger readers that they need to see The Long Good Friday. […]