Paragraph Film Reviews » Shotgun

Green Room: when they witness a murder in a remote neo-nazi music venue crusty-punk band “The Ain’t Rights” have to fight their way out. It’s the sort of weird blurb that you’d expect ...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2016/11/04/green-room/

The Factory: when his daughter is taken by a kidnapper who has successfully evaded him for years the clock is ticking faster than ever for a Buffalo detective. Featuring Cusack, and a similar ty...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2015/06/10/the-factory/

Maniac (Original – 1980): A psychopathic killer is on a spree in New York, terrorising and scalping the public. This one bursts out the gates with two pretty graphic murders, and is evenly pu...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2015/05/22/maniac/

The Purge: In the near future crime and unemployment are at an all-time low, thanks to the purge – 12 hours every year where all crime is legal. I loves me a good old B-Movie, and this film has...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2015/02/02/the-purge/

The Raid 2: Berandal (aka The Raid: Thug): following on directly from events in The Raid… after his brother is murdered the rookie SWAT member goes undercover in order to flush out the city’s...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2014/04/16/the-raid-2-berandal/

Edge of Darkness: when his sick daughter is gunned down, detective Tom Craven starts looking for people with a grudge against him, but maybe he wasn’t the target. This is a good-old corporation...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/07/29/edge-of-darkness/

Sunshine Cleaning: to ensure her son can get a good schooling, a struggling mum enters the lucrative, but stomach-turning, crime-scene cleanup business. The best part of this is that it’s fairl...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/03/07/sunshine-cleaning/

Django Unchained: a German bounty hunter frees a slave, then partners up with him to make some cash and rescue his girl from a flamboyant plantation owner. As expected, Waltz absolutely steals t...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2013/01/22/django-unchained/

Contagion: as a lethal virus spreads rapidly around the globe – we observe as the government, pharmaceutical industry and everyday people struggle through the pandemic. It’s always good to se...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/10/29/contagion/

Drive: Follows a professional stunt driver (moonlighting getaway driver) as he makes a unique connection with his neighbour, and her criminal husband. This is a fascinating mix of raw drama and t...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/10/05/drive/

Postal: Living in a shitty town drives one yocal to ‘go postal’, and sees him take on terrorists, a religious cult, villagers and the police… all in the name of sanity. A film that opens wi...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/06/19/postal/

Animal Kingdom: Mid-budget Australian crime film focuses on one family and their ongoing struggle against the Melbourne police department. Probably more at home on TV than the big screen, there�...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2011/03/05/animal-kingdom/

Hard Boiled: a classic cops Vs Triads flick by John Woo, arguably at his peak. This is almost always cited as one of the best action films ever made, and with good reason. The bloodshed is so, so...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2010/12/21/hard-boiled/

Luther: Every few years the BBC green lights a show which reaffirms my believe that at least a tiny fraction of my extortive TV licence is being spent wisely. This 6-episode series follows re-ins...

https://paragraphfilmreviews.com/2010/06/11/luther/