Creep 2 (2017)

Mark Duplass, Desiree Akhavan, Karan Soni

Directed by: Patrick Brice (Creep)

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 6.4/10, RT: 100% Fresh

Synopsis: A video artist looking for work drives to a remote house in the forest to meet a man claiming to be a serial killer. But after agreeing to spend the day with him, she soon realizes that she made a deadly mistake.

Verdict: Superior to the first movie in every way, however may not be for everyone, its single camera POV.

Crossing Point (2016)

Shawn Lock, Paulina Gaitan, Tom Sizemore, Jacob Vargas, Maria Gabriela de Faria, Burton Perez & Luke Goss

Directed by: Daniel Zirilli 

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 5.1/10

Synopsis: A young American couple in love, Michael (Shawn Lock) and Olivia (María Gabriela de Faría) vacation in Baja, but things take a frightening turn when Olivia is kidnapped by a drug dealer, who demands that Michael smuggle a backpack full of cocaine-stolen from a rival cartel-over the border into the U.S. within twelve hours or else Olivia will be killed. A Tijuana Cop is on the trail, as Michael navigates the treacherous underworld of Mexico, and he himself becomes a force to be reckoned with...

Verdict: Watchable B movie actioner.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) - A Netflix original movie 

Based upon the novel "Iron Knight, Silver Vase" by Wang Dulu

Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Harry Shum Jr., Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jason Scott Lee, Eugenia Yuan, Roger Yuan

Directed by: Woo-Ping Yuen (Drunken Master)

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 6.1/10, RT: 20% Rotten

Synopsis: Still mourning the death of Li Mu Bai, Yu Shu Lien returns to safeguard his sword, the Green Destiny. Hades Dai, an underground warlord, sends his lieutenants to steal the sword , with plans to dominate the martial world. A young mysterious swords-woman and the hero with a past, Silent Wolf , comes to Shu Lien's aid, together with a disparate band of warriors who still believe in the iron way of honor.

Verdict: Watchable but poor sequel to the original, Westernised for Netflix it lacks majesty, heart and emotion of the original although its better than its RT score.

The Crucifixion (2017)

Sophie Cookson, Ada Lupu, Brittany Ashworth

Directed by: Xavier Gans (Hitman, Cold Skin)

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 5.1/10, RT: 6% Rotten

Synopsis: When Nicole comes in contact with Father Anton (Corneliu Ulici) more and more inexplicable events occur. The pair begin to believe that the priest lost the battle with a demon.

Verdict: Yawn.

Cruel Intentions (1999)

Based upon the novel "Les Liaisons dangereuses" (1782) by Choderlos de Laclos

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selmar Blair, Joshua Jackson

Directed by: Roger Kumble (Directorial Debut)

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 6.8/10, RT: 54% Rotten

Synopsis: Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.

Verdict: Entertaining 90s fluff.

The Cured (2017)

Ellen Page, Sam Keeley, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Stuart Graham, Paula Malcomson

Written & Directed by: David Freyne

Platform: Netflix 

IMDB: 5.5/10, RT: 68% Fresh

Synopsis: A disease that turns people into zombies has been cured. The once-infected zombies are discriminated against by society and their own families, which causes social issues to arise. This leads to militant government interference.

Verdict: This is really what "28 Weeks Later" should have been, enjoyable drama.

Circus of Fear (1966)

Based on the novel "Again the Three Just Men" (1928) by Edgar Wallace

Christopher Lee, Leo Genn, Anthony Newlands, Heinz Drache, Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee, Suzy Kendall

Directed by: John Moxey

Platform: Recorded from TV

IMDB: 5.4/10

Synopsis: A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.

Verdict: Not a bad whodunnit murder mystery from the 60s.

Code Name: Emerald (1985)

Adapted from the novel "The Emerald Illusion" (1984) by Ronald Bass

Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Horst Buchholz, Helmut Berger, Cyrielle Clair, Eric Stoltz & Patrick Stewart

Directed by: Jonathan Sanger (Directorial debut)

Platform: TCM Movies

IMDB: 6/10

Runtime: 95 Minutes (Watched: All of it)

Synopsis: In this slow-paced thriller set just before D-Day in Paris, Gus Lang (Ed Harris) is an American agent who has to make sure a captured U.S. officer is not forced to divulge the secret of the Normandy invasion. The Germans believe he works for them but he is a double agent.

Verdict: Plodding at times, it didn't always interest me and became background TV while doing over things.

Can't find a trailer.

The Client (1994)

Based on the novel "The Client" (1993) by John Grisham

Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro, Mary Louise-Parker, Anthony LaPaglia, J.T. Walsh, Anthony Edwards, Will Patton

Directed by: Joel Schumacher (Falling Down, 8mm, Awful Batman movies)

Platform: From TV

IMDB: 6.7/10, RT: 78% Fresh

Runtime: 120 Minutes (Watched: all of it)

This film marks the debut of Brad Renfro

Synopsis: A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.

Verdict: Decent Grisham movie with Sarandon putting in another good performance.

Christine (1983)

Based upon the novel "Christine" (1983) by Stephen King

Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Harry Dean Stanton

Directed by: John Carpenter 

Platform: From TV

IMDB: 6.7/10, RT: 71% Fresh

Runtime: 105 Minutes (Watched: all of it)

Synopsis: A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.

Verdict: As a big fan of both King and Carpenter I went in with expectations, they were all met. I really enjoyed this.

Captain Marvel (2019)

Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Djimon Hounsou, Lashana Lynch

Directed by: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck

IMDB: 6.9/10, RT: 78% Fresh

Platform: NowTV

Synopsis: After crashing an experimental aircraft, Air Force pilot Carol Danvers is discovered by the Kree and trained as a member of the elite Starforce Military under the command of her mentor Yon-Rogg. Six years later, after escaping to Earth while under attack by the Skrulls, Danvers begins to discover there's more to her past. With help from S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury, they set out to unravel the truth.

Verdict: I enjoyed it for what it was, I thought Larson was fine but felt like she was holding back in her acting in a lot of scenes, either told to by the directors or because she was picking up a pay cheque, not sure. In other scenes she tries out the smug humour which only works if your RDJ really. The movie was visually stunning with some great fight and action scenes but felt it dragged in the middle. The de-aging of Jackson is amazing but didn't distract from the scenes he's in which is a good indicator that visual effects are doing their job. The "Marvel" humour again feels forced and unfunny, I don't know why there is a mandate to shoe horn humour into these movies, there are genuine funny moments but the "banter" just falls flat for me.

I wouldn't watch it again and I put it into the same category as Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Thor 2, Iron Man 2&3, Age of Ultron etc.

Crypto (2019)

Beau Knapp, Luke Hemsworth, Jill Hennessy, Alexis Bledel & Kurt Russell

Directed by: John Stalberg Jr.

Platform: NowTV

IMDB: 5.6/10, RT: 17% Rotten 

Runtime: 105 Minutes (Watched 20)

Synopsis: Demoted back to his hometown, a young Wall Street banker is drawn into investigating a tangled web of corruption and fraud in Upstate New York, affecting both his personal life and business career.

Verdict: Boring.

Cutterhead (2018)

Christine Sonderris, Kresimir Mikic, Samson Samere, Adrian Heili

Written & Directed By: Rasmus Kloster Bro

Platform: NowTV

IMDB: 6.1/10

Runtime: 84 Minutes (Watched All)

Synopsis: Rie visits a tunnel-boring machine being used to construct the Copenhagen Metro. When an accident occurs, she must survive the claustrophobic conditions of an airlock with Ivo and Bharan whilst reconsidering their lives.

Verdict: Not for claustrophobics! Enjoyable realistic survival movie, although I question the actions of its lead sometimes but all the characters morals seem to degrade quite quickly, I can understand panic induced actions but some of these seemed extreme in the time presented. But its well filmed, uncomfortable and with great sound design that make you feel everything the characters are going through. Worth a watch.