'Cockadoodie! You poop!' This is potentially one of my favourite lines from a film and it sets the tone for this week's film review. Misery follows the story of Paul Sheldon, the famed author of the 'Misery' series, who is taken hostage by an obsessive fan, Cathy Wilkes. The film, directed by Rob Reiner, is an intensely thrilling and darkly fantastical dissection of obsessive fan culture - who could expect any less from Stephen King's storytelling? After finishing the manusc

I am not going to lie...I am not a Tarantino girl. I've never felt like the target demographic for his violent, drug-fuelled, wildly profane epics (although I did enjoy the historical quirkiness of Inglorious Bastards ). Still, I was told by many that Reservoir Dogs (his debut) remains his best work. So, I tried my best to put my preconceived notions of Quentin to the side and dive into the ganglands of Reservoir Dogs . I'm glad I did. This one was well worth the watch. One

Wow. Ok. To say there is a lot to unpack in American Beauty would be a severe understatement. After switching off my television, I had the sense that I hadn't fully grasped the pandemonium I'd just witnessed. Before delving in, it is impossible not to mention that the film's legacy has been irreparably marred by the innumerable controversies surrounding Kevin Spacey (he is set to be in court yet again in 2026, facing multiple sexual assault charges). It is a shadow that con