Liam Trim reviews Episode 1 of the new BBC 2 series Parade’s End… Parade’s End has been billed as the television event of the autumn by those in the know. On paper it certainly boasts an impressive creative team, with acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard returning to television after an absence of over twenty years to […]

Our weekly round up of all the big news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Avengers 2, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Dark Knight Rises, Justice League, The Amazing Spider-Man, Kick-Ass 2, Arrow, Daredevil, Silver Surfer, The Rocketeer, The Toxic Avenger and more… Speaking to the Japanese […]

Hit and Run, 2012. Directed by David Palmer and Dax Shepard. Starring Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Tom Arnold, Bradley Cooper, Kristin Chenoweth, Beau Bridges and Michael Rosenbaum. SYNOPSIS: When his girlfriend is offered a new job, a former getaway driver decides to come out of hiding in the Witness Protection Program to move back to […]

Jaws, 1975. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: The community of Amity Island is terrorized by a deadly great white shark. Steven Spielberg’s classic Jaws is finally coming to Blu-ray. The iconic movie is considered to be one of the best of all-time and […]

Battle Royale (Japan: Batoru rowaiaru), 2000. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Starring Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama and Sôsuke Takaoka. SYNOPSIS: In the not-too-distant future, a class of Japanese schoolchildren are forced to fight to the death under a tyrannical government’s ‘Battle Royale’ Act. From Fukasaku’s prologue depicting an adolescent girl […]

The Watch, 2012. Directed by Akiva Schaffer. Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade. SYNOPSIS: A neighbourhood watch stumbles upon an alien invasion. They must race against time and fight back in order to save their town and the planet. Considering the people involved in making The Watch, you may be surprised […]

Piers McCarthy talks guilty pleasures… Recently I found myself watching the Ryan Reynolds/Amy Smart/Anna Faris rom-com, Just Friends. From the opening credits I realised there are better films I could give my time to; I could delve into the Kurosawa box-set I just bought, watch a classic Bogart movie, or even a different Ryan Reynolds […]

Mirror Mirror, 2012. Directed by Tarsem Singh.Starring Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Mare Winningham, Michael Lerner and Sean Bean. SYNOPSIS: A princess enlists the aid of seven dwarves to win back her birthright from an evil queen who has seized control of the kingdom. Looking back, if you had asked me to […]

Last month I was fortunate enough to read a preview copy of a new book entitled A Long Time Ago: Growing Up With And Out Of Star Wars, which has been written by Gib van Ert of ThisSortofThing.com and was released yesterday. If you’re a fan of Star Wars – particularly the Original Trilogy – […]

There’s a chance we should take this one with a healthy dose of salt, but according to industry tracking website It’s On The Grid, John Travolta is attached to the title role in the proposed remake of the 1984 cult comedy-horror The Toxic Avenger, which is set to be directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub […]