Non-Stop (2014) high-flying thrills

I thought this film was going to be a sort of Taken on a Plane, which honestly I wouldn’t have minded, yet this refreshingly wasn’t the case. It is as tense as Taken, but more mysterious, with the majority of the action playing out in one claustrophobic location – a plane high above the Atlantic. The debut… Continue reading Non-Stop (2014) high-flying thrills

A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) – A grim but satisfying outing

It turns out the title of this film, taken from American mystery writer Lawrence Block’s 1992 book from which it is adapted, is pretty apt. This is a slow paced crime thriller with a dark atmosphere, sporting perhaps a little less action that you might expect from Liam Neeson lately, although there are a fair… Continue reading A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) – A grim but satisfying outing

Gravity (2013) – A series of unfortunate events

After seeing the trailer for Gravity a while back I was honestly expecting a bit of a boring time. Then everyone I knew who saw it started saying how good it was. It turns out I was wrong – it wasn’t boring – and so were the people who sang its praises – it wasn’t… Continue reading Gravity (2013) – A series of unfortunate events