Gordon

703897_3869314863718_419580601_o-ConvertImage 2Gordon ‘SirClive’ Sinclair is the founder of MovieMuse. A child of the 70s with his heart in the eighties, his dream is to one day wake up like Alex Drake and relive that glorious decade.

A long time classic video gamer, Gordon founded Replay Events, a company dedicated to showcasing the best retro consoles and computers of the last 40 years.

With his unhealthy love of Stallone movies and an obsessive need to watch every film ever nominated for a major award, he is aways ready with an (un?)educated opinion.

Away from MovieMuse Gordon is an avid follower of Liverpool and Huddersfield Town football clubs and lives in Halifax with his Star Wars loving fiancée Nancy.

Gordon is responsible for the MovieMuse website and co-edits the MovieMuse podcast.


Gordon's Favourite Things...

FilmsGamesTVMusic
The Great DictatorBomb Jack (Arcade)Life on MarsBlackstar – David Bowie
RockyRed Dead Redemption (PS3)Red Dwarf101 Damnations – Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
The Empire Strikes BackFinal Fantasy VII (PS1)The Likely LadsStrangeways Here We Come – The Smiths
It’s a Wonderful LifeUncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)Early DoorsThe World is Yours – Ian Brown
Grave of the FirefliesKick Off II (Amiga)ALFIs This It? – The Strokes
Bill & Ted’s Excellent AdventureRatchet & Clank 2 (PS2)
The Life of BrianTime Pilot (Arcade)
Reservoir DogsOutrun (Arcade)
Dog Day AfternoonDeathchase 3D (ZX Spectrum)
The Muppets take ManhattanR-Type (Arcade)

Gordon’s Reviews

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PosterMovieYearCommentsRating
Aguirre, Wrath of God 1972 Semi-biographical tale of a the 16th century conquistador. Where others would meticulously dress a scene, Herzog prefers authenticity and Aguirre's minimalist story is blown wide open by the unforgiving terrain of the Peruvian rain forest. 8
Still 2014 Grief and self destruction takes a violent turn as a feud with local teens escalates. Doesn't match the grit of Harry Brown and the first half is slow, but the emotion is very well played and the last 20 minutes are really gripping. 7
The Villainess 2017 Despite being a traditional female-assassin revenge film, The Villainess has drama, some of the most amazing fight scenes and mind boggling set pieces. Move over Kill Bill, there's a new bride in town. 8
La Cabina 1972 A simple Tales of the Unexpected style short film about a man getting stuck in a phone box. The Film should be on everyone's movie bucket-list, but it will make you think twice about ever entering a phone box again. Available for free in full on YouTube. 8
Churchill 2017 Despite its big budget and shiny visuals, this saintly portrayal bears all the hallmarks of a daytime TV biography. The human Winston is completely removed in favour of a caricature of his speech self. 4
Captain EO 1986 A 4D collaboration between Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and Michael Jackson for Disney theme parks. What could go wrong? A terrible script, dated effects and a very poor Jacko song are not enough to ruin a reasonably fun and thankfully short film. 5
The Transfiguration 2016 Billed as a New York tale of Love, Loss and Vampires. It isn't. But it is an interesting drama that does contain a little blood sucking. This is definitely not Twilight. 6
Gerald's Game 2017 A sex game goes wrong leaving a woman chained to a bed and in danger in this clever interpretation of a book once thought unfilmable. The biggest issue with the film is the fault of Stephen King's book and its unnecessary serial killer side story. 7
The Pass 2016 An excellent three act play that tells a 20 year story of two young footballers and the impact of both a football and a sexual pass. 8
Paris Can Wait 2016 A dull romantic road trip that will make you love the French scenery and hate the French people in equal measures. 5
Legend 2015 Tom Hardy plays a glamourised Reggie and pantomime Ronnie Kray in a biopic that only excels in the awfulness of its saturated colour palette and from the grave voice over. 4
Seoul Station 2016 A low budget anime prequel to superb Train to Busan that has enough to say and suitably satisfying twists to stop it being just another zombie film. 7
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 2017 This anime scene setter to BR 2049 tells a reasonable story of the inbetween years, but the animated style loses the visual impact and the characters can't quite hold it together. 5
The Dark Tower 2017 Despite expecting a Sci-Fi Western, The Dark Tower is rather straightforward family friendly adventure that contains nothing in its writing, direction or acting to make it stand out. 5
Cooties 2014 Filled with the very best names on the acting B-list, this horror comedy about a zombie virus that only affects pre-pubescents is a pretty good premise and has plenty of gore and laughs. It is only a shame that it runs out of steam too soon. 6
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia 2013 Whilst not revealing, this documentary is full of warmth and wit. A fitting tribute to the last lion of literary America. 8
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017 Perfectly fun and excitable, but all a bit pointless and silly after the much, much better original. 6
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 2016 Tries to show the civilian fascination with and trivialisation of war, but fails to get its message across due to its incredibly overplayed pathos, unlikeable performances and tv-movie production. Ang Lee can do much better. 4
The Running Man 1987 Despite the dodgy casting and costumes, The Running Man still feels like a believable dystopia in the world of reality TV and ever escalating non-fiction gratuity. 7
Tears in the Rain 2017 This short South African tribute to Blade Runner is so self assured that it distills the entire essence of the original film into an incredibly well made 11 minutes of fan service. 8
Dredd 2012 A much more violent take on the 2000AD character and whilst I am not a fan of Karl Urban's acting, he pulls off the surly law enforcer without pulling off the helmet. Surely it is time for a sequel? 7
Happy Death Day 2017 Touted as Groundhog Day meets Final Destination, the film fails on both fronts and can only barely be called horror. A huge missed opportunity. 4
The Fantastic Four 1994 When you read the context of the films troubles, then it is more fun than it really ought to be. But watching it in ignorance is absolute torture. 5
Birth of the Dragon 2016 A Bruce Lee biopic about his mythical behind-closed-doors fight with Shaolin master Wong Jack Man. Whilst it is set before Lee's movies it comes across a bit like one of his films with some over the top fight scenes and hit and miss comedy. 6
Brigsby Bear 2017 An uplifting indie film that is probably best described as a light hearted comedy version of Room! A delight from start to finish. 8