The Hunger
Tony Scott’s The Hunger from 1983 is a stylish and delicious vampire tale that’s vastly underrated. Like his brother Ridley, the late Tony Scott was […]
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In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night from 1967 is an Oscar winning film from director Norman Jewison. A murder mystery with a subplot about racial […]
The Day of the Jackal
As a script writer for hire I spend a fair amount of time doing different things, beyond actually writing scripts. One of these is research; […]
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 […]
Currently working on…
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 […]