Gary Collinson speculates on the identity of Juno Temple’s “street-smart Gotham girl” in The Dark Knight Rises… Hot on the heels of Empire’s impressive insight into The Dark Knight Rises earlier this week, a potentially juicy rumour emerged suggesting that Christopher Nolan had secretly extended his Inception reunion by casting Ellen Page (X-Men: The Last […]

In Time, 2011. Written and Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy and Olivia Wilde. SYNOPSIS: In a future alternative reality where currency is time – and if you run out of time, you die – Justin Timberlake fights the system to bridge the gap between the immortal rich and the […]

Blake Howard sinks his teeth into The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1… So I’m not going to bother reviewing Twilight for fear of measuring it in the standard that I’m normally used to, that is to say – as a FILM and not a phenomenon. I’m mainly going to compare it with comparable […]

Manhunter, 1986. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring William Petersen, Brian Cox, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Dennis Farina, Tom Noonan, Stephen Lang, David Seaman and Benjamin Hendrickson. SYNOPSIS: A mentally fragile FBI profiler is drawn out of retirement to catch a serial killer known as The Tooth Fairy. “It’s interesting that [Michael] Mann trimmed out some […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Scarface, 1983. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Al Pacino, Robert Loggia, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and F. Murray Abraham. Scarface is the story of Cuban immigrant, Tony Montana (Pacino), who arrives in Miami after the […]

Film journalist Nick Goundry considers the future of cinema’s third dimension… The Titanic sails back into cinemas in April 2012 in a bid to recoup more of the staggering production costs it incurred way back in the late 90s. What’s that you say? It did alright the first time round? Well, either way, James Cameron […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Road to Perdition, 2002. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Tyler Hoechlin, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Stanley Tucci. Road to Perdition is the story of Michael Sullivan Snr (Hanks), a hit man […]

Sean Guard on the latest episode of the U.S. television series American Horror Story – “Rubber Man”… Eight episodes in and this show is yet to disappoint. This week’s, “Rubber Man”, finally reveals who it is that is actually within the confines of that super spooky shiny black costume. The episode also continues to divulge […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… When We Were Kings, 1996. Directed by Leon Gast. Starring Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. This phenomenal and Oscar winning documentary covered the lead up to, main event and immediate aftermath of The Rumble in the Jungle. The fight […]

L’amour fou, 2010. Directed by Pierre Thoretton. Starring Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Bergé, Betty Catroux, Loulou De La Falaise and Jack Lang. SYNOPSIS: A documentary on the life and work of French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. Just like any creative industry, the world of fashion has it’s major innovators. Some saw a gap in the […]