Collateral, 2004. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill. SYNOPSIS: Paramount is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Michael Mann’s edge-of-your-seat action film Collateral with a reissue of the 2020 4K Ultra HD disc in a new SteelBook package. The film looks great, and you […]
Collateral at 20: The Story Behind the Stylish Neo-Noir Crime Drama
Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Collateral as it turns 20… Michael Mann’s stylish neo noir crime drama Collateral gave audiences an unforgettable Terminator-esque villain with Tom Cruise’s Vincent and a relatable, everyman hero with Jamie Foxx’s Max. As the suspenseful action thriller celebrates its 20th anniversary we take a look back at its […]
10 Essential Films From 2004
It’s time to venture back in time some twenty years as we feast on ten essential films from 2004… We’ve looked back at 1974, 1984 and 1994 to pick out some essentials from those years, as well as shock ourselves at just how long ago those years were. 2004 might seem like only yesterday, but […]
Tom Cruise – Unstoppable
Helen Murdoch on Tom Cruise and his continued success… With the sixth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise being released at the end of July, it got me thinking about the enigma of Tom Cruise and why regardless of how crazy he seems in real life, I always go and watch his films. My love […]
Respect for Tom Cruise
Matthew Lee on his respect for Tom Cruise… Since 2006, Tom Cruise has been reduced to, for lack of a better phrase, a global joke; a quick source for derision, slander, and mockery among the A-List Hollywood performers for the masses to prod at. There was his Jumping the Couch moment on Oprah, the uncomfortable […]
