Barney Nuttall

Sumptuous sets, neon lights, and saxophones that blow the roof off are the defining features of New York New York. We follow Francine Evans (Liza Minnelli) and Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro) on their journey of love and success. The semi-musical fil... Read the full review »

While it doesn't surpass Matinee, Joe Dante's The Burbs is playful, charming, and satirical. The mix of these three elements makes for a comforting viewing, despite the cannibals next door. On can imagine yourself on a Sunday evening with your fam... Read the full review »

Cruising, a controversial film by one of cinemas most unpredictable directors, has the promise of a deeper film. Following Al Pacino as undercover cop Steve Burns into the S&M homosexual underworld of New York causes an identity crisis within the... Read the full review »

RoboCop is a brilliant satire which doesn't really need an introduction. The titular character is a giant in pop culture iconography. In fact, the entire movie is! It's likely that, even if one is viewing the film for the first time, you will reco... Read the full review »

Effortlessly terrible and a complete waste of time, The Prey incidentally refers to the audience watching the movie. As, with the promise of a brutal inhuman axe murderer, what could go wrong? Well, The Prey proves that lying is okay. There was no... Read the full review »

Popping visuals, iconic one-liners and a very long street brawl are the defining traits of the film. When Nada, a homeless drifter, stumbles upon some strange sunglasses, he finds that the entire capitalist society he's lived in is a lie. There's... Read the full review »

Similarly to Beetlejuice, Death Becomes Her is muddled, bonkers and irresistibly fun. We are taken into the lives of the Hollywood hills stars, namely Meryl Streep's wonderfully contemptuous Madeline Ashton, whose only concern in life are crows fe... Read the full review »

Similar in tone to True Grit, the assassination of blah blah is a woeful take of betrayal. It plods along slowly but with purpose towards what seems to be the only conclusion; one which I'm sure you can guess. We follow Casey Affleck's meek Rober... Read the full review »

I only watched this film on the basis of a drinking game. The game namely being a list of horror movie cliches, fake out jumpscare, or forced biblical imagery being two examples, each with a shot of whiskey lined up if one of the listed items appe... Read the full review »

A psychological horror which comes from a truly fresh perspective; one that is horrifying outside of fiction. Marvelous performances anchor the somewhat unbelievable spirit of the story, a creature which seems to have come out of nowhere. However,... Read the full review »