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Drive Hard (2014) John Cusack, Thomas Jane, Zoe Ventoura Directed by: Brian Trenchard-Smith (Night of the Demons 2, Leprechaun 3 & 4) Platform: Netflix IMDB: 4.3/10, RT: 8% Rotten Runtime: 96 Minutes (Watched: 15 mins) Synopsis: A former race car driver turned driver's training instructor (Jane) is abducted by a mysterious thief (Cusack) and forced to be the wheel-man for a crime that puts both in the sights of the cops and the mob and leads them all on a chase across Australia's Gold Coast. Verdict: Just plain awful across the board. I have to watch Grosse Pointe Blank to remind myself that John Cusack used to make good movies.

DeepStar Six (1989) Greg Evigan, Nancy Everhard, Taurean Blacque, Miguel Ferrer, Nia Peeples, Matt McCoy Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham (Friday the 13th) Platform: Horror channel IMDB: 5.3 Runtime: 97 Minutes (Watched: all of it) Synopsis: The crew of an experimental underwater nuclear base are forced to struggle for their lives when their explorations disturb a creature who threatens to destroy their base. Verdict: An ok B movie where the monster isn't shown till towards the end (which is a good thing), its watchable if you hadn't seen Alien & The Abyss already. 1989 seemed to be the year for monsters/aliens in the deep with DeepStar Six, The Abyss & Leviathan all having similar premises.

Agree 100% I'm really looking forward to this.

Batman Killing Joke. First one I ever bought with my own money was Shadow of the Bat #1.

Man of Steel is still the best Superman movie I've seen. Christopher Reeve is still the best Superman.

Not exactly what I was getting at.

So this movie is being made for the cosplaying Instagram generation?

This.

And you only have to play the Arkham games to see how refreshing and interesting they made The Riddler compared to the awful Jim Carrey portrayal.

Yeah, after seeing Catwoman as recently as Dark Knight Rises you'd think they would shine the light on a different villain.

They're not comic book related.

These must be the butt-hurt fanboys that Buzzetta is always on about.

Still got a lot of gaps that need filling in that run

More of a nerd corner than a room.

My latest pickups.

Dracula (1958) - In the U.S. its called "Horror of Dracula" Adaptation of the novel "Dracula" (1897) by Bram Stoker Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh Directed by: Terence Fisher Platform: Horror Channel IMDB: 7.3/10, 89% Fresh Runtime: 82 Minutes (Watched: All of it) Synopsis: After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby City, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost. Verdict: Pretty good if concise adaptation of the book. Christopher Lee only has 7 minutes of screen time, which buys into the whole "less is more" when it comes to horror. He was paid £750 which for 1958 and only 7 minutes work, isn't a bad pay day!

Dragon (Wu xia) (2011) Mandarin language with English subtitles Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Wei Tang, Jimmy Wang Yu, Kara Wai Directed by: Peter Ho-Sun Tan Platform: Netflix IMDB: 7.1/10, RT: 85% Fresh Runtime: 98 Minutes (Watched: All of it) Synopsis: A papermaker gets involved with a murder case concerning two criminals leading to a determined detective suspecting him and the former's vicious father searching for him. Verdict: Not a typical martial arts movie, its more like a crime noir. I found it to be somewhat refreshing as it focused on the story and characters, it did remind me of "A History of Violence" in a way.

Downsizing (2017) Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig Directed by: Alexander Payne (Election, About Schmidt, Sideways) Platform: NowTV IMDB: 5.7/10, RT: 48% Rotten Runtime: 135 Minutes (Watched: All of it) Synopsis: Scientists have discovered a way to miniaturise life, including humans. This is seen as a solution to overpopulation and people start to voluntarily be 'downsized', forming communities of downsized people. Paul and Audrey Safranek, an average suburban couple, decide to take the plunge. Verdict: I remember being intrigued by this movie when it was initially released, I see it got a lot of poor reviews but I love Sideways (by the same director) so went in with low expectations, I did enjoy it overall. I'm not entirely sure what message the film was trying to convey overall, initially there is a bit of comedy when you mix the large and small world, after that it concentrates on Damons character and this is where the film loses what its trying to say. Overall I liked it but unlike Sideways I probably wouldn't watch it again.

Down a Dark Hall (2018) Adaptation of the novel "Down a Dark Hall" (1974) by Lois Duncan AnnaSophia Robb, Uma Thurman, Isabelle Fuhrman, Victoria Moroles, Noah Silver, Taylor Russell, Rosie Day Directed by: Rodrigo Cortes Platform: Netflix Runtime: 96 Minutes (Watched: All of it) Synopsis: A troubled teen named Kit Gordy is forced to join the exclusive Blackwood Boarding School, just to find herself trapped by dark forces around its mysterious headmistress, Madame Duret. Verdict: For a movie aimed at young adults it's actually quite enjoyable, well acted by the young cast and Thurman, very stylish looking but with little in the way of horror just some token jump scares that come with the PG-13 certificate. It becomes a bit amateur dramatics towards the end but I quite liked it.

The Devil's Tomb (2009) Cuba Gooding Jr, Taryn Manning, Valerie Cruz, Franky G, Zack Ward, Henry Rollins, Bill Moseley, Ray Winstone & Ron Perlman Directed by: Jason Connery - Sean Connery's Son Platform: Horror Channel IMDB: 3.7/10 Runtime: 90 Minutes (Watched: 20 Mins) Synopsis: An elite group of soldiers on a covert mission to retrieve a scientist from an underground lab encounter an ancient evil in the facility. Verdict: This was awful, with the cast they had I was surprised it was bad as this. What happened to Cuba Gooding Jr? After Jerry Maguire he just seems to make utter dross.

Code Name: Emerald (1985) Adapted from the novel "The Emerald Illusion" (1984) by Ronald Bass Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Horst Buchholz, Helmut Berger, Cyrielle Clair, Eric Stoltz & Patrick Stewart Directed by: Jonathan Sanger (Directorial debut) Platform: TCM Movies IMDB: 6/10 Runtime: 95 Minutes (Watched: All of it) Synopsis: In this slow-paced thriller set just before D-Day in Paris, Gus Lang (Ed Harris) is an American agent who has to make sure a captured U.S. officer is not forced to divulge the secret of the Normandy invasion. The Germans believe he works for them but he is a double agent. Verdict: Plodding at times, it didn't always interest me and became background TV while doing over things. Can't find a trailer.

The Bank Job (2008) Fictionalised version of the 1971 Baker Street robbery Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David, Richard Lintern, Peter Bowles, Keeley Hawes & David Suchet Directed by: Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Cocktail, Cadillac Man, Species, Dantes Peak) Platform: Recorded from TV IMDB: 7.2/10, RT: 79% Fresh Runtime: 111 Minutes (Watched: All of it) Synopsis: Martine (Burrows) offers Terry (Statham) a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal. Verdict: Decent British heist movie, the cast all do their part, there are several storyline threads that all culminate at the end and the movie accomplishes this quite well. While the film is a fictionalised version of the robbery, the way it was done, the buildup and execution is all true. The film also expands on the rumours that the heist was initiated by MI5 as one of the safety deposit boxes contained compromising photos of a member of the Royal Family as well as members of parliament, this has always been denied but the National Archive has 800 pages on the robbery that are sealed until 2071 ... hmmm.

Double Jeopardy (1999) Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood Directed by: Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) Platform: Netflix IMDB: 6.5/10, RT: 27% Rotten Runtime: 105 Minutes (Watched: All of it) Synopsis: A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him. Verdict: Enjoyable enough crime thriller, although the good cast elevates the material.

Don't Worry Baby (2015) John Magaro, Christopher McDonald, Dreama Walker, Tom Lipinski, Talia Balsam Written & Directed by: Julian Branciforte Platform: Netflix IMDB: 5.4/10, RT: 57% Rotten Runtime: 88 Minutes (Watched: 15mins) Synopsis: A struggling photographer and his philandering father unknowingly have a one-night stand with the same woman. Four years later, they learn that either one of them might have fathered her daughter. Verdict: Didn't interest me at all.

Don't Look Now (1973) Based upon the short story "Don't Look Now" from the collected volume "Not After Midnight, and other stories" (1971) by Daphne du Maurier Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania, Massimo Serato Directed by: Nicolas Roeg (The Man Who Fell to Earth, Castaway) Platform: NowTV IMDB: 7.3/10, RT: 97% Fresh Runtime: 110 Minutes (Watched: all of it) Synopsis: A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond. Verdict: A great supernatural drama with more emphasis on drama, fleshed out characters and story and really well directed. Unfortunately I knew the ending going in but that didn't spoil my enjoyment of the buildup.