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Ian Woolstencroft was brought up on a diet of John Wayne movies and Marvel Comics and still has a passion for both. Now as a blogcritic he finally understands what Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben meant when he said ‘With great power comes great responsibility.’
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John Wayne Centenary: The '70s - Big Jake, The Cowboys and The Shootist
The journey through Wayne's career reaches its conclusion with three classic '70s westerns.
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John Wayne Centenary: The '60s - The Alamo, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, McLintock!, The Sons of Katie Elder, El Dorado, The War Wagon, and True Grit
The decade that finally saw Duke win an Oscar.
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John Wayne Centenary: The '50s - Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, Hondo, The Searchers and Rio Bravo
John Wayne made some of the best films of his career in the '50s, including two of the greatest westerns ever made.
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John Wayne Centenary: The '40s - Fort Apache, Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Sands of Iwo Jima
The '40s were filled with formulaic action films but at the end of the decade Wayne made four classics.
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TV Review: May Round-Up - Criminal Minds Reaches The End of its Second Season
Serial killer Frank's back in a good but slightly disappointing season finale.
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John Wayne Centenary: The '30s - The Big Trail and Stagecoach
John Wayne's first shot at the big time missed the mark but with John Ford's help he scored a hit with Stagecoach.
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John Wayne, My Dad, and Me or How I Learned to Love The Western
May 26 marks the 100th anniversary John Wayne’s birth, arguably the biggest star Hollywood has ever produced.
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Cinema Macabre Issue 3: Hair-raising Scares With The Wolf Man, Dog Soldiers and Much More
This month Cinema Macabre brings you a selection of films that are really something to howl about.
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Movie Review: Bunny Lake is Missing - Laurence Olivier Centenary
While its subject matter of a missing child is more topical than ever, the film itself has not dated well.
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Movie Review: Sleuth - Laurence Olivier Centenary
Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine give an acting masterclass.
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