Malkovich. Malkovich... Malkovich? MALKOVICH!!!

A masterclass in originality as dark humour meets existentialism in this surreal exploration of desire, consciousness and identity. Charlie Kaufman's screenplay is from another world - so crazy and clever and full of absurdist imagination. The ideas he develops and the places he takes them are truly one of a kind. But it wouldn't have translated to the screen even half as well without Spike Jonze's incredible debut direction. The way he grounds the concepts and…

Best one yet! Way more kinetic and energetic than the previous instalments! Very enjoyable for the most part, especially whenever Cruise is climbing a building or pretending to be a Russian general. Much preferred the high tech heist shenanigans over the action, though that’s pretty good all the same. Burj Khalifa bit is brilliant, best scene since the Langley vault heist in the first one.

The new expanded troupe of sidekicks really helps bring out the best in Ethan Hunt…

Annoyed me from minute one. While I’ve not played the game for a good few years now, I do have a lot of affection for it – I used to spend hours playing it after school on a shitty laptop, and equally as long spent watching the Yogscast build their Jaffa Factory. It’s even one of the few games like Mario Kart that I could enjoyably play with both siblings on split screen. So much fun time spent mining, building…

A New Hollywood film with old Hollywood sensibilities; made in the 70s, set in the 50s, and still relevant today. Such a bleak and beautiful film, and what an incredibly resonant depiction of a small town in decay – with people drifting apart and shops boarded up. Really captures that vibe of a time-locked community where everything and everyone, present and past just sort of overlaps – jobs, parties, hangouts, relationships. Things change, and times end, but less with a…

Reading Easy Riders, Raging Bulls while away and have been eager to get back and watch some of the films mentioned in the book, starting with the landmark Bonnie and Clyde. As promised, this is full of shootouts, robberies and a final showdown that is still heartbreaking some 60-odd years later. But also, amidst the cruelty and chaos, this film has a surprising amount of warmth and humour that helps paint its iconic criminals with a kind of sorrowful comion.…