The second series of Black Mirror started last night (you can read our review here) and Bleeding Cool are reporting that Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) has prevailed over other bidders (including George Clooney) for the rights to the first series episode The Entire History of You. “In the near future, everyone has access to a […]

Luke Owen reviews the first episode of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror season 2… Back for a second series, Black Mirror once again holds up its broken mirror to society to show us what we may not want to see. In the first episode Be Right Back, Martha (Hayley Atwell) struggles with the death of her […]

Paul Risker continues his Terry Gilliam retrospective… Jabberwocky sits as an important entry in Gilliam’s canon, representing the realisation of his directorial aspirations. It afforded him a solo directing credit, as well as the opportunity to pursue what he considered to be the aesthetic vision of a professional director he found difficult to pursue previously. […]

Defenders of the Earth – The Complete Series, 1986. Created by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and John Romita, Sr.Featuring the voice talents of Lou Richards, Peter Mark Richman, Peter Renaday, Buster Jones, Loren Lester, Diane Pershing, William Callaway and Ron Feinberg. SYNOPSIS: When the planet comes under threat from the evil Emperor Ming the Merciless, […]

Scott Davis reviews the first episode of Community season four… “And we’re back…“ After months of trials and tribulations surrounding TV’s best, but horrifically underwatched show, Thursday finally saw the return of the madcap students of Greendale Community College. But what should have been a triumphant return turned into a nightmare for its fans, as […]

With A Good Day to Die Hard getting a 12A certificate, Luke Owen examines the lost art of editing movies for TV…In the 80s and 90s it was common place for you to find edited versions of 18 rated movies on TV. In fact to this day you’ll still see edited versions of movies with […]

Last year, fans of epic First World War novel Birdsong, written by Sebastian Faulks, were finally treated to an on-screen version of the story. Eddie Redmayne (Les Misérables, My Week with Marilyn) and Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter, 127 Hours) starred in a two-part adaptation which aired on the BBC. This interpretation won many admirers and had an […]

30 Nights of Paranormal Activity with the Devil Inside the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, 2013. Directed by Craig Moss. Starring French Stewart, Danny Woodburn, Kathryn Fiore, Flip Schultz and Olivia Alexander. SYNOPSIS: Like Paranormal Activity. But funnier. Scream with laughter in this found footage parody- Dana’s father was sent to a psychiatric hospital after […]

Darling Companion, 2012. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan.Starring Mark Duplass, Richard Jenkins, Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Elisabeth Moss, Sam Shepard, Dianne Wiest and Ayelet Zurer. SYNOPSIS: Mother and daughter, Beth and Grace, find a bedraggled dog on the side of the freeway. Taking it home and rescuing it, the dog helps Grace meet a man – […]

Kirsty Capes reviews the sixth episode of Downton Abbey season 3… After all the doom and gloom that’s been going on in Downton recently, it’s nice to have an episode with more positives than negatives. This episode is just that. We see the mourning period for the family is coming to a close and Cora […]