The Raid: Action! Action! Action! Action! Action! Fight! Action! Explosion! Action!

End of Watch: hands-down my favourite cop movie ever.

Descendants: watched it twice now, same impact both times. Great acting.

Headhunters: dark Scandy thriller that’s better than all of the Dragon Tattoo films. Bleak but funny.

Skyfall: The best ‘film’ featuring James Bond, but not 100% true to the ‘Bond Film’ formula.

Cabin in the Woods: an absolute treat for horror fans.

Expendables 2: stop judging me. Bigger, better, louder, wilder, explodier, ridiculouser…

Goon: Inde-spirited sorts comedy that’s sweary but funny.

21 Jump Street: Much funnier than it had to be. Tatum out-comedies a comedian. FUCK YOU SCIENCE!

Reykjavik-Rotterdam: Re-made by Hollywood as “Contraband” the original was far, far superior.

Keith Lemon: the Film: or more accurately – Keith Lemon: possibly the Worst Film Ever.

The Master: not the worst of the year by a long shot but given the director and cast, a major letdown.

Killing Them Softly: dry, boring, slow, offensive, predictable, unoriginal, forgettable.

Piranha 3DD: How could you take a film full of nudity, violence and babes, yet make it this boring?

Blow Out: De Palma giving us a seemingly effortless masterclass in direction, storytelling and drama.

Super: a love/hate film that hit all of the right chords with me. Shut up, Crime!

Kill List: Intense, claustrophobic, edgy, black thriller.

The French Connection: more than just the legendary car chase – all killer.

Battle Royale: Never gets old, never gets boring. Hunger Games = Battle Royale with Cheese.

3-Iron: strange but endearing Korean offbeat love story.

Buried: Coffin. Phone. Zippo. 1 Actor. Brilliant film.

Heat: Can’t go wrong with this epic cops ‘n’ robbers story – genre defining.

Anvil: Story of Anvil (Doc): Absolutely heart-warming doc that happens to be about a metal band.

The Good Wife (TV): Another storming series.

Justified (TV): Series 3 is among the best TV I can remember watching. S1 & S2 also great.

Awake (TV): one-off cop drama about a cop with two lives, unsure which is the dream.