The Assassination (aka Assassination of a High School President), 2008. Directed by Brett Simon.Starring Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton, Reece Thompson, Patrick Taylor, Michael Rapaport, Melonie Diaz and Zoë Kravitz. SYNOPSIS: At a Catholic high school, the popular girl teams up with a sophomore newspaper reporter to investigate a case of stolen SAT exams. Once the […]

Static, 2012. Directed by Todd Levin.Starring Milo Ventimiglia, Sarah Shahi, William Mapother, Sara Paxton, Dominic Bogart and Oz Kalvan. SYNOPSIS:A couple facing marital problems after losing their child finds their life together further complicated by a mysterious visitor. This year, my faith in horror films was given a welcome resuscitation with the wildly entertaining, and […]

Flying Blind, 2012. Directed by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz.Starring Helen McCrory, Najib Oudghiri, Kenneth Cranham and Tristan Gemmill. SYNOPSIS: When Frankie (a middle aged aerospace engineer working for the military) is seduced by Kahil, a young French-Algerian man, her employers start to get nervous. As the relationship heats up, Frankie must decide whether Kahil has ulterior motives […]

Martin Deer reviews the latest issue of Batman… “The second chapter of “Zero Year” delves into Bruce Wayne’s past with the Red Hood Gang and his run-ins with aspiring District Attorney Harvey Dent! And in the backup story, a secret moment from Bruce’s training abroad is revealed for the first time!“ Did Bruce Wayne’s origin […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. Via new film site The Dissolve, Matt Singer’s Read On: Friday’s Noteworthy Film Writing pointed me in the direction of Jon Negroni’s theory connecting all the Pixar films together… “I’ve obsessed over this concept, working to complete what I call “The Pixar Theory,” a working narrative that ties […]

This October Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead shambles back onto our screens for its fourth season. Set for another 16 episodes, creator Kirkman had some info and some hints for fans desperate to find out more when he spoke to The Hollywood Reporter. If you haven’t seen season 3, there are spoilers ahead! Season 3 […]

Monsters University, 2013. Directed by Dan Scanlon.Featuring the voice talents of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes, Joel Murray, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Frank Oz and John Ratzenberger. SYNOPSIS: A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University […]

Pacific Rim, 2013. Directed by Guillermo del Toro.Written by Travis Beacham and Guillermo del Toro.Starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, and Ron Perlman. SYNOPSIS: As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special […]

With J.J. Abrams set to depart Federation space for a galaxy far, far away, there’s been a a question mark hanging over the future of the Star Trek franchise following the release of this year’s sequel Star Trek Into Darkness. However, during a public interview at the 25th Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland, Zachary Quinto […]

Anthony Stokes reviews the series premiere of FX’s The Bridge…. FX is back with another winner with The Bridge, a cop drama that takes place on two different sides of the border. Based on the Scandinavian crime drama of the same name, the basic premise is that a serial killer commits a murder on both […]