Crime & Thriller

The Woman In Black
28 February 2012

The Woman in Black haunts our bedrooms as well as our screens
Following the release of the film on 10th February, The Woman in Black is now getting a new wave of readers, of this already extremely successful novel. Written by Susan Hill, ...

The Crowded Grave
20 September 2011

Review The Crowded Grave Martin Walker
Synopsis: Life in south-west rural France is not the sleepy idyll you might suppose. Local duck and goose farms are being attacked by animal rights protestors attempting to halt the ...

Brooklyn's Finest
14 June 2010

Brooklyn's Finest Review
Starring: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley SnipesDirector: Antoine FaquaRating: 2/5 It was the gritty cop drama that really announced Antoine Faqua as a filmmaker to watch back in 2001 ...

Tony
5 February 2010

Tony Review
Starring: Peter Ferdinando, Francis Pope, George Russo, Neil Maskell, Ricky GroverDirector: Gerard JohnsonRating: 3/5 Unemployed and unemployable, Tony is an alienated psychopath with severe social problems, an obsession for action films. Socially ...

Sherlock Holmes
4 January 2010

Sherlock Holmes Review
Cast: Robert Downey, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Eddie MarsanDir: Guy RitchieRating: 4/5 After a couple somewhat below par movie Guy Ritchie returned to form with RocknRolla in 2008 and it’s great ...

The Dead Room
20 July 2009

Book Review: The Dead Room - Chris Rooney
When Special Investigator Darby McCormick is summoned to search for a missing teenage boy, she has no idea the case will come to haunt every waking moment. The boy had ...

Public Enemies
3 July 2009

Public Enemies Review
Cast: Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale, Billy Crudup, Stephen Graham,Dir: Michael MannRating: 4/5 When a Johnny Depp movie rolls into town it's always an occasion but then bear in mind ...

The End
1 May 2009

The End Review
Cast: Victor Dark, Les Falco, Bobby Reading, Jimmy Tibbs.Dir: Nicola CollinsRating: 4/5 Cinema screens may have been overloaded with documentary movies in the last few months but this one that you ...

Midsomer Murders
25 February 2009

Midsomer Murders Series One & Two
It’s one of British television’s best-loved and most famous institutions, it’s been a mainstay of Sunday evening viewing schedules for years and now, thanks to Acorn Media, loyal fans of ...

CSI
6 February 2009

CSI 8.2 DVD
The stakes are high for the forensic investigators when the sins of Las Vegas hit close to home in CSI Season 8 Part 2 released by Momentum Pictures on 16 ...

RocknRolla
15 September 2008

RocknRolla Review
Cast: Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson, Jeremy Piven, Mark Strong Dir: Guy Ritchie Rating: 4/5 Forget what you read on the tabloids RocknRolla is a return to form for director Guy Ritchie ...

American Gangster
27 November 2007

American Gangster Review
Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin and Lymari Nadal Dir: Ridley Scott Rating: 4/5 American Gangster is based on the true story of Frank Lucas (Washington), a Harlem crime lord ...