Simon Morrison

Why A Knight’s Tale Was Lightning in a Bottle (And Its Follow-Up Failed)

Every once in a while a film comes along that is of a genre but not necessarily of a genre, which transcends and becomes...

Bayhem: Why Michael Bay Deserves More Respect

Few directors are so distinctive - and derided - that their style is given its own portmanteau.Michael Bay and his associated Bayhem has become...

The Moment That Made Me Rethink (and Love) the Star Wars Prequels

1999 was a year for Star Wars fans that many thought would never arrive.A few years earlier we had been presented with, or had...

Why The Rock Is the Most Perfect Action Movie Ever Made

Walking from the set of The Rock to do Con Air, quickly followed by Face/Off is what Nicolas Cage did in 1996.This remains the...