The Spy Next Door and other unlikely agents
The sight of Jackie Chan as an undercover CIA agent in The Spy Next Door has got us thinking about cinema’s unlikely spies. The martial arts legend’s character, Bob Ho, isn’t your typical screen...
View ArticleDVD review | The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Gallic auteur Luc Besson, best known for slick contemporary thrillers Nikita and Léon, turns his hand to a rollicking period adventure based on a series of comic books by French author Jacques Tardi...
View ArticleDVD review | Colombiana – Zoe Saldana kicks ass as Besson’s latest avengeing...
As a nine-year-old, Cataleya narrowly escaped the massacre of her family by a Colombian drug gang and took refuge with her gangster uncle in the US. Fifteen years later, she’s a ruthless contract...
View ArticleThe Kills and Skills of Luc Besson’s greatest kick-ass characters from La...
With Luc Besson’s new thriller Lucy starring Scarlett Johansson arriving in cinemas this Friday 22nd August, what better time for a recap of the Kills and Skills of his greatest kick-ass characters,...
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