


Masters of the Universe
A Star Wars spoof posing as a He Man film that somehow manages to be both awful and brilliant
Stories That Teach Us Something
Reviews

Ice Station Zebra (Novel)
An exhilarating and at times extremely claustrophobic Cold War thriller

Romancing the Stone
A fun film that is the epitome of 80s escapism style cinema

Outlander
Rubbish but of the good kind

The Pathfinder
Cool -looking Vikings and an all-round gorefest

The Core
An Exhilarating Ride to the Centre of the Earth

Chain Reaction
Won’t set your heart on fire but will entertain you on a Saturday evening

The Man with the Golden Gun (Novel)
Worth reading if you’ve read the other eleven books

The Ghost Writer
A solid thriller with a great twist

Force 10 from Navarone (novel)
A slow starter but an electrifying finisher

Where Eagles Dare (novel)
Arguably Alistair Maclean’s best novel

True Lies
A brilliant but equally hilarious action thriller

Moonraker (novel)
One of Ian Fleming’s best Bond stories

The Guns of Navarone (novel)
A highly enjoyable read of a most desperate of missions

The Finest Hours
An Amazing Story Made More Amazing by the Fact That It Is a True Story

The Martian
Superb Story of Survival Told with a Positive Attitude

Vantage Point
Solid Action Thriller Told in a Unique Way

Black Beauty (2020)
A nice story but nothing more

The One and Only Ivan
A simple story told very well

Dr No (Novel)
Arguably the Best of Fleming’s Bond Novels

The Bourne Identity (Novel)
One of the Best Spy Thrillers There Is

Don’t Let Go
A Film That Will Pleasantly Surprise You

Need for Speed
A Videogame with a Supercharger Attached

2 Guns
Action Thriller That Starts Slow but Has a Clever Twist

Sonic The Hedgehog
Boisterous Family Fun

Meet Joe Black
Death falls in love with the living threatening deadly consequences

Schindler’s List
One of the Most Remarkable Stories in History

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Ultimate Proof That Friendship Has No Prejudice

Twelve Years a Slave
Riveting Tale about the Human Cost of Slavery

Gandhi
A Brilliant Look at One of History’s Greatest Practitioners of Nonviolence

Saving Private Ryan
Visual Masterpiece with the Most Human of Stories

Jingle All the Way
Sometimes Wooden but Never Not Funny

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
A film that will make you truly believe
“Fiction reveals truths which reality obscures.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson