Penthouse North, 2013. Directed by Joseph Ruben.Starring Michelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton, Barry Sloane, Andrew W. Walker and Kaniehtiio Horn. SYNOPSIS: A reclusive photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life. Certain types of films seem to come in cycles. A successful […]

Prisoners, 2013. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano.   SYNOPSIS:  When Keller Dover’s daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate […]

Force of Execution, 2013. Directed by Keoni Waxman.Starring Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo and Bren Foster. SYNOPSIS: Alexander Coates’ (Seagal) criminal empire has been good to him – and devastating to his enemies – until his number one hit man, Roman Hurst, messes up what should have been a routine hit. Alexander spares his […]

Oliver Davis on the passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman… Philip Seymour Hoffman (or ‘PSH’ as he was lovingly called in my house) was never a leading man in the conventional sense. A man of untucked shirts, his face was rough and slightly weathered, his portly torso giving him the appearance of a New York slob. […]

Dracula: The Dark Prince, 2013. Directed by Pearry Reginald Teo.Starring Luke Roberts, Jon Voight, Kelly Wenham, Ben Robson, Holly Earl and Stephen Hogan. SYNOPSIS: In his quest to find the only weapon powerful enough to destroy him, Dracula (Roberts) falls in love with Alina (Kelly Wenham), a woman who bears a striking resemblance to his […]

Thanks for Sharing, 2012. Directed by Stuart BlumbergStarring Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins, Josh Gad, Joely Richardson and Alecia Moore. SYNOPSIS: Adam (Mark Ruffalo) is a recovering sex addict, who begins to doubt his six years of celibacy when he meets dream girl Phoebe (Gwenyth Paltrow). Leader of the self help group, Mike (Tim […]

Simon Columb begins our Al Pacino Retrospective with a look at The Panic in Needle Park… While we read of those trapped in the never-ending cycle of drug-use, it is more tragic and soul-destroying to see the innocent victim pulled into it. In 1971, The Panic in Needle Park captures the story of an artist’s […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Woody Allen is in the news, again, for alleged child molestation. An open letter from his daughter, Dylan Farrow, has detailed precisely how he abused her. Furthermore, Nicholas Kristof for The New York Times who has openly stated his friendship with the Farrow family, supports her claims: “I […]

Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead at his home in New York of a suspected drug overdose, aged 46. Born in Faripoint, New York in 1967, Hoffman began his career in the early 1990s with a guest role in Law & Order, but enjoyed his breakthrough in 1992 when he appeared […]

This week, Stan Lee will make his debut in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the upcoming episode ‘T.R.A.C.K.S.’, as ABC and Marvel ups its guest star quota in an effort to reverse the decline in ratings that’s befallen the show since its premiere last year. Ahead of his camero, IGN caught up with the comic […]