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When thinking of great films starring the legend that is Jack Nicholson, few would immediately name this 1973 cult classic. However, Jack himself considers this his finest moment on screen, famously stating "I did it in that movie. That was my best role". When you watch this largely unheralded gem again now, it's not hard to see why.  At the dawn of 'New Hollywood', Hal Ashby became quite an important figure. However, by 1973 he was coming off the back of the abject failur

Tis the spooky season once more and thus time to revisit a film that, at the time of it's release, had a massive cultural impact, not only spawning multiple sequels but also spoofs and an almost entire new genre of hyper-aware teen slasher/comedy flicks for good measure. Directed by the 'sultan of shock', Wes Craven, and penned by future Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson, this film serves as the almost perfect amalgamation of both of these men's sensibilities - blending

The unearthing of cinematic gems from days past is easier than ever. Where it used to take hours scouring video shops or bargin buckets or car boot sales, now one can cruise the internet for all manner of films. You don't even have to leave the comfort of your own backside. The process can be organic - maybe you read a book that makes reference to a film, which you then look up and watch - or it can be more studied, i.e. you find an actor or director (or sound engineer, or ke

Having gone from the slums of New York City, to active duty in the US Marine Core, to platinum-selling artist, to now BBC Radio 2 DJ who lives quietly in the suburbs of Brighton, it is safe to say that Huey Morgan has lived quite a life. With his band, the Fun Lovin' Criminals, Huey managed to carve out a sub-genre that really only contains one band. I'm not sure anyone else has ever considered putting out wiseguy-inspired, hip-hop-influenced, brass-band-led, punk music apart

This year the shock news broke that Michael Eugene Archer, better known as D'Angelo, passed away at the tender age of 51 years old. As such, the world has lost one of the most brilliant artists of our time and one who left a trail of incredible music in his wake. So it is only appropriate that we pay homage by reviewing one of the greatest albums of the past 25 years, certainly the greatest soul album by some distance, the year 2000-released, meandering masterpiece that is 'V

By now, the Wu Tang Clan has become a global brand, their 'W' symbol recognised almost the entire world over. This is inexplicable for many reasons. For starters, their music is about as hardcore as hip hop gets. Take 'Protect Ya Neck' for example. Nine MCs (yes, NINE) rap over what sounds like a home-made cassette and there is not a chorus in sight. However, the song is a stone cold classic that still slaps as hard today as it did when released and somehow became a crossover

"That rug really tied the room together" What happens when you take an abject stoner with no discernible income, skillset or education and throw him into the middle of a Raymond Chandler-eqsue noir thriller? This is the question that the Coen Brothers came to the table with when conceptualising this film. Coming off the back of the critically lauded and quite brilliant 'Fargo' (1996), the Coen Brothers, as they have tended to do throughout their career, followed up a dark cr

Along with Quentin Tarantino, and arguably Steven Soderbergh, Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the last great auteurs from the 90s independent movement still making culturally relevant films today. Widely considered by critics as one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation, his canon is held in extremely high regard. From the wild exuberance of 'Boogie Nights' (1997) to the towering 'There Will Be Blood' (2007), to the criminally underrated 'The Master' (2012) this is some