The Past (France: Le passe), 2013. Directed by Asghar Farhadi.Starring Berenice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, and Pauline Burlet. SYNOPSIS: An Iranian man deserts his French wife and two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife’s request for a divorce. […]

Robb Ghag reviews Age of Ultron #8… “With the Marvel Universe turned inside out, who will take responsibility for breaking the world? And is there any way to put it back? Wait until you see who is in charge of the new world order and how they got there…! A reality-spanning choice is made this […]

Stranger by the Lake (France: L’inconnu du lac), 2013. Written and Directed by Alain Guiraudie.Starring Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, and Patrick d’Assumcao. SYNOPSIS: Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants […]

With Sam Mendes passing on the opportunity to helm the next instalment in the James Bond franchise, Eon Productions has a pretty big job on its hands replacing the Skyfall director for 007’s next big screen adventure. However, if a new rumour is to be believed, it seems that producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. […]

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Studio Ghibli’s 1988 classics My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies, Studio Canal has announced that UK fans will be able to experience a recreation of the original Japanese double-bill feature with the two anime masterpieces set to receive a nationwide theatrical release this month. “While their […]

The Bling Ring, 2013. Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola.  Starring Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann and Claire Julien. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their homes.  After Sofia Coppola justly earned plaudits for The […]

Alice Rush reviews episode 9 of the Psycho prequel series Bates Motel…. The penultimate episode is always a tricky one. It has to set up the finale, without revealing too much, but still start to working towards a conclusion. And there is still plenty to conclude in Bates Motel. The last episode ended with Norma […]

Earlier this week it was revealed that Pixar has at least one other sequel in development beyond 2015’s Finding Nemo follow-up Finding Dory; while Toy Story 4 must surely be at the top of any list, it wouldn’t be too much of a surprise to see the Disney-owned animation studio attempting to capitalise on the […]

Fast & Furious 6, 2013. Directed by Justin Lin.Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Luke Evans, Michelle Rodriguez, Elsa Pataky, Jordana Brewster and Gina Carano. SYNOPSIS: The gang of car thieves and illegal street racers are brought out of retirement to face a global menace…and track down a long-lost member. “That was ridiculous,” remarked […]

We’ve heard plenty of rumours over the past few months about possible casting additions for The Expendables 3, and now that Sylvester Stallone has found a director in Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes (Red Hill), it seems it’s full steam ahead on casting for the third instalment in the ‘geri-action’ franchise. Taking to Twitter, Stallone has […]