James McAvoy is currently gearing up for a return as Professor Charles Xavier in Bryan Singer’s mutant superhero epic X-Men: Days of Future Past, but if rumours are to be believed the British actor may be lining up another comic book movie adaptation, with Bloody Disgusting reporting that the Wanted star is circling Relativity Media’s […]

Scott Davis continues his look at the new series of Community with a review of episode 3, which aired in the US last week… “The question isn’t where Constable, but when…“ It’s weird to think that we are now a quarter of the way through season 4 of Community. Only 12 or so episodes commissioned […]

El Gringo, 2012. Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez.Starring Scott Adkins, Christian Slater, Yvette Yates, Petar Bachvarov and Zahary Baharov. SYNOPSIS: A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000, and a bloody past, finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras. Joel Silver has lent his name to some of the […]

Up There, 2012. Written and Directed by Zam Salim.Starring Burn Gorman, Iain De Caestecker and Jo Hartley. SYNOPSIS:Up There tells the story of departed soul Martin’s (Burn Gorman) journey to Newport, a quest undertaken with the intention of proving to his bosses at an upcoming hearing that he is an asset, and should be allowed […]

No, 2012.Directed by Pablo Larraín.Starring Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers and Marcial Tagle.SYNOPSIS:An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile’s 1988 referendum.Set in the weeks leading up to Chile’s 1988 referendum where the people voted yes or no (hence the film’s title) on […]

Last night the stars gathered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California for the biggest night in the film calendar as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented the 85th Academy Awards. Going into the ceremony, it was Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln which led the field with 12 nominations, but the big winner on […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Ain’t it Cool News reported another “development” on the Star Wars front…“Drew Karpyshyn – the man that created the scenario and much of the dialogue in the STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC … Well he left BIOWARE back in February of last year to work on […]

To the Wonder, 2012.Directed by Terrence Malick.Starring Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko, Charles Baker, Romina Mondello, Cassidee Vandalia and Darryl Cox.SYNOPSIS:After visiting Mont Saint-Michel, Marina (Olga Kurylenko) and Neil (Ben Affleck) come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Marina meets a priest and fellow exile (Javier Bardem), who is struggling with his vocation, […]

Side by Side, 2012.Written and Directed by Christopher Kenneally.SYNOPSIS:A documentary exploring the history, process and workflow of photochemical filmmaking and the digital revolution.Side by Side is a must for anyone with an interest in the history of movies and the process of making them regardless of your background knowledge of the subject. I have a […]

With eleven nominations under its belt, there was little doubt that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 was going to be in for a rough ride last night as the Magicopolis theater in Santa Monica, California played host to the 33rd Golden Raspberry Awards – a.k.a. The Razzies – which celebrates that absolute […]