A surprising film that I almost begrudgingly loved.

I knew nothing about "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." going in - a wonderful spot for a movie-goer to be in. Well, I guess I might have known slightly more than nothing - I knew it was an old sixties show and I know that it served as the primary inspiration for the animated TV series Archer. But that's the extent of what I knew going in.

This is a film with jarring,…

It wasn’t just any toilet – it was “The worst toilet in Scotland.”

Trainspotting feels like a story your troubled but well-meaning cousin tells you on a long car ride. All of the characters feel vaguely familiar, the story has a sheen of hyperbole, and you’re not exactly sure who you’re supposed to be rooting for.
Trainspotting somehow makes heroin addiction hilarious without watering down the horrible life that heroin addicts live. The psychedelic scenes you expect to see in…