More twisted tales of the Scottish city, with author Leith-born Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting, Filth) adapting a surreal triptych from his collection of short stories. It’s hard to imagine, but it seems even more extreme than […]
‘You’re next, you’re next!’ The 1956 American sci-fi horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers is produced by socially conscious Walter Wanger, and stars Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. It is shot in black and […]
Tending to let his single eyebrow do most of the acting for him, Josh Hartnett plays Matthew, a young Chicago advertising executive who is about to marry his boss’s daughter when he sees his long-lost love […]
The 2000 British film Sexy Beast is extreme crime thriller stuff, but it’s tense, fresh, funny and well judged. Ray Winstone does his London lowlife turn to great effect and Ben Kingsley manages to be […]
Director Jerry Jameson’s 1977 third Airport movie is a lumbering disaster movie epic that is completely preposterous and often unintentionally funny. But it is still fairly exciting and somewhat enjoyable. It sends a luxury 747 airliner […]
The underrated 1982 sequel to 1980’s blockbuster spoof comedy hit Airplane! is cruder and it isn’t nearly as hysterical, but it’s still funny and enjoyable none the less. It boasts the inestimable advantage of many […]
The 1957 film Zero Hour! screenplay is used almost verbatim for its much more famous spoof Airplane!, including the hero being named Ted Striker. Dana Andrews stars in the 1957 drama film Zero Hour! as […]
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