Anghus Houvouras on why film fans need to stop their relentless pursuit of the next big thing… The Summer movie season is almost upon us. Even though technically Summer doesn’t start until late June, the big budget popcorn movie machine is already cranking out enormously budgeted blockbusters. We’ve already had a handful of epic productions […]

Trevor Hogg chats with author Gary Collinson about his debut book, Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen… “I’d spend hours reading and writing little short stories when I was young,” states British author Gary Collinson when recalling his childhood.” I always knew I’d like to be a writer and by my […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Shining, 1980. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers and Philip Stone. Stanley Kubrick’s psychological horror based upon Stephen King’s novel of the same name is a classic and unnerving film about […]

Luke Owen continues on the road to The Avengers, revisiting Iron Man 2… Iron Man 2, 2010. Directed by John Favreau. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jon Favreau, Clark Gregg, Garry Shandling and Paul Bettany. SYNOPSIS: As Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) continues […]

Dream House, 2011. Directed by Jim Sheridan. Starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts and Elias Koteas. SYNOPSIS: A couple discover that a brutal crime was committed against the former residents of their idyllic new home. Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are Hollywood’s latest power couple. Together they are more than capable of flying the […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Terminator, 1984. Directed by James Cameron. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn and Lance Henriksen. The Terminator is a classic Hollywood action film about a cyborg assassin (Schwarzenegger) sent on a mission that sees him travel back […]

Oliver Davis reviews the third episode of Game of Thrones Season Two… What is Dead May Never Die. Directed by Alik Sakharov. Written by Bryan Cogman. There’s yet another Meccano playset on the Westeros map that backdrops the opening credits. It’s called Pyke, which is one of the Iron Islands, a place of salt and […]

Luke Owen continues on the road to The Avengers, revisiting The Incredible Hulk… The Incredible Hulk, 2008. Directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Following an experiment that causes him to turn into the giant green-skinned Hulk, Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) lives in […]

Break, 2009. Written and Directed by Matthias Olof Eich. Starring Lili Schackert, Esther Maaß, Ralph Willmann, Marina Anna Eich, Thelma Buabeng and Sebastian Badenberg. SYNOPSIS: After heading out into the woods for some outdoors fun, four young girls encounter two sadistically inhuman rednecks, leading to a blood-soaked fight for survival. Familiarity can be comforting. It […]

Cassadaga, 2011. Directed by Anthony DiBlasi. Starring Kelen Coleman, Kevin Alejandro and Louise Fletcher. SYNOPSIS: A deaf girl, grieving over her sister’s death, attempts to contact her in a séance and is instead connected with a vengeful spirit of a girl who was murdered in a horrific manner. After her sister’s untimely death, Lily goes […]