Kraven the Hunter, who originally appeared on Marvel Comics pages in 1964 as a nemesis for Spiderman is one of the lesser-known Marvel characters, at least for this reviewer. Whether or not he deserved a feature length film was probably debatable before the movie and having seen Kraven The Hunter, that doubt has only grown. This lunkheaded action adventure follows
Read moreThe latest screen incarnation of Godzilla was preceded by one of the more enticing trailers of recent times. It depicted a team of paratroopers descending through an ominously dark and cloudy sky to the eerie strains of Gyorgy Ligeti’s Reqium otherwise known as the monolith music from 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was spooky, menacing and instantly grabbed the attention
Read moreIn a world full of noble, philosophical super-hero movies, 2010’s obscene, ultra-violent super-hero parody Kick Ass was a welcome shock to the system. Featuring Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the superbly nerdy Dave Lizewski aka clutzy crime fighting fan-boy Kick Ass and his idols, foul mouthed pre-teen super-heroine Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) and her killing-machine father Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), Kick
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