John Cusack
Blu-Ray Review: The Thin Red Line
While the end of World War II in Europe officially came on VE Day, 7 May 1945, fighting continued in the Pacific arena. Japan eventually surrendered to America at the beginning of September, but the conflict didn’t simply stop overnight in a war which encompasses much of the globe. There have been countless films about …
DVD Review: Never Grow Old
Emile Hirsch is one of those actors who seems to have starred in more films than you remember. He’s also got a fairly chequered personal history, and all this at just 34 years of age. After featuring in The Girl Next Door and Lords of Dogtown Hirsch made his big break in Into the Wild, …
Blu-Ray Review: Being John Malkovich
Back in 1998, John Malkovich was considered to be one of those actors who thought a great deal of himself. Unsurprisingly, he started out in theatre, making his Broadway debut alongside Dustin Hoffman in Death of a Salesman. As well as winning an Emmy for the TV adaptation, Malkovich has been nominated for two Oscars …
Blu-Ray Review: The Grifters
As well as being the director behind such classic films as Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York and Casino, Martin Scorsese has spent his life championing and promoting film in myriad ways. He’s done much to further films from around the world and worked hard campaigning for their preservation. He continues to act in …
Film Review: Dragon Blade
For decades now the American market has dominated the film industry. Not only is it the home of the biggest studios, the largest investment and big-named stars, it also has the largest Box Office. With the ‘opening-up’ of China that looks likely to change over the coming years. The Middle Kingdom has already overtaken the …
Not Forgotten – Grosse Pointe Blank
Grosse Point Blank. The 1997 comedy based around a professional killer returning home for his 10 year high school reunion. You’ve seen it, right? Martin Blank (John Cusack) prepares to shoot someone as part of his latest contract, as his assistant Marcella (Joan Cusack) reads him the invitation to his high school reunion over the …