Sparrows Dance, 2012. Written and Directed by Noah Buschel.Starring Marin Ireland, Paul Sparks, Niesha Butler, Bennie Slay and Zoran Radanovich. SYNOPSIS: When her toilet begins to overflow, an agoraphobic actress reluctantly allows a plumber into her New York apartment. You can just about imagine the pitching meetings that went on for this low-budget American indie: […]

We’re the Millers, 2013 Directed by Rawson Marshall ThurberStarring Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, and Ed Helms SYNOPSIS: A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico. 2013 really has given us […]

Luke Owen addresses the possibility of a sequel to Pacific Rim… Warning: here be spoilers for Pacific Rim. I was among the many people who praised Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham’s homage to kaiju-eiga cinema, Pacific Rim, upon its release last month. I went to a press screening of it, gave it a ★★★★ review, […]

Pain & Gain, 2013. Directed by Michael BayStarring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Harris, Rebel Wilson and Anthony Mackie. SYNOPSIS: Three body-builders take a rich client for all he’s worth, and then live the high life until the cash runs out. Perhaps the best screenshot of anything, ever. Pain & Gain is a film about […]

Inseparable, 2011. Written and Directed by Dayyan Eng.Starring Kevin Spacey, Daniel Wu and Beibi Gong. SYNOPSIS: A young man is seemingly at his lowest ebb; following his wife’s miscarriage and unrelenting pressure at work Li has decided he’s had enough and is about to hang himself. That is until a neighbour named Chuck knocks on […]

As Joss Whedon continues to put the finishing touches to the script for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, the geek favourite filmmaker has spoken to Entertainment Weekly about his plans for the eponymous villain, stating that he plans to strip back some of the artificial intelligence’s abilities when he goes up against Earth’s Mightiest Heroes […]

Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! First up […]

Martin Deer reviews Superman Unchained #3… “Superman’s found out the secret the U.S. Army tried desperately to keep from him—or more specifically, that secret’s found him! But with hijacked drone aircraft tearing Tokyo apart, there’s not much time for mystery…and with Lois Lane on the case as well, what’s in the darkness will come to […]

Jackson Ball selects his five essential films of Pedro Almódovar… Whether you are a massive fan, or just mildly aware of European cinema, you will probably recognise the name Pedro. In the past thirty years, he’s not just become one of the most influential filmmakers in his native Spain, but indeed the entire continent. Known […]

With the rumoured fifth instalment in the Rambo movie franchise seemingly stuck in development hell, it appears that the Vietnam veteran and one man army could be heading to the small screen instead, with Entertainment One and Nu Image announcing today that they’re partnering up to develop a TV series based around the property. According […]