Like Father, Like Son (Japan: Soshite chichi ni naru), 2013. Written and Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda.Starring Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yoko Maki, and Lily Franky. SYNOPSIS:  Who would you choose: the son you’ve brought up for six years as your own, or your own flesh and blood? Two families have to decide. Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Like […]

The Great Gatsby, 2013. Directed by Baz Luhrmann.Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke. SYNOPSIS: A young writers life is forever changed when he meets the mysterious and elusive Jay Gatsby. When Baz Luhrmann was handed the reigns to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic piece of literature, […]

Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel, Justice League, Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man, Arrow, Booster Gold, […]

The English Teacher, 2013. Directed by Craig Zisk. Starring Julianne Moore, Lily Collins, Michael Angarano, Greg Kinnear, and Nathan Lane. SYNOPSIS: An English teacher’s life is disrupted when a former student returns to her small town after failing as a playwright in New York. For a writer, failure is inherently less sexy than adversity – […]

Deadfall, 2012. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kris Kristofferson and Sissy Spacek. SYNOPSIS: A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family’s Thanksgiving celebration. Deadfall is one of those annoying kind of […]

Dead Mine, 2012. Directed by Steven Sheil.Starring Sam Hazeldine, Joe Taslim, James Taenaka and Miki Mizuno. SYNOPSIS: The legend of Yamashita’s Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the only way […]

Marvel fans have plenty to look forward to over the next couple of years, with Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy building to the release of The Avengers 2 in 2015. However, with Iron Man 3 getting Phase Two of the MCU off to a billion dollar […]

 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 […]