Michael Moran Archives

Skyfall – The Bleeding Cool Review
Michael Moran's seen Skyfall, and we calmed him down just enough to tell you about it. And, like 007's classic DB5, there isn't a spoiler in sight.
Taken 2 – The Bleeding Cool Review
If you read this review now, that'll be the end of it. We will not look for you, We will not pursue you. But if you don't, we will look for you, we will find you and we will ask you very politely if you wouldn't mind reading it.
Looper: The Bleeding Cool Review
A brainy, action packed science fiction movie starring that dude from the Batman film AND a bald guy? We had to send Michael Moran to this one.
Jackpot – The Bleeding Cool Review
Blockbuster thriller author Jo Nesbø is behind a funny, violent and very messy crime yarn set on the Norway / Sweden border.Michael Moran takes a peek at the subtitles.
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Bleeding Cool Review
Your friendly neighbourhood web-head swings back onto the screen in an all-new franchise. Will it make your spider sense tingle? Are the new mechanical web-shooters firing blanks? Michael Moran investigates
Men In Black 3 – The Bleeding Cool Review
What would you do if you met a visitor from another time? Michael Moran finds out when he sees a movie sequel that's at least a decade overdue. Has time been kind to Earth's shadowy guardians?
Red Tails: The Bleeding Cool Review
One of the great untold stories of WW2 reaches the screen at last. But does it manage a victory roll? Or does it buy the farm? Michael Moran scrambles to the cinema to find out.
Safe – The Bleeding Cool Review
It's a Jason Statham joint. You know what to expect. Michael Moran looks into the subtext and semiotics of a film so manly it's going to punch you in the face with a fist made of guns.
Battleship: Kitsch / Rihanna
Peter Berg's board game adaptation offers explosions, epic CGI, and grid-based combat. But nobody has the perspicacity to say 'You sunk my battleship!'. Can it still rule the waves?
Contraband – The Bleeding Cool Review
Michael Moran takes a determinedly spoiler-free look at Mark Wahlberg's super-smuggler thriller. Advisory: Contains scenes of s J Jonah Jameson in a sailor suit.