Life Just Is, 2012 Written and Directed by Alex BarrettStarring Will de Meo, Jack Gordon, Nathaniel Martello-White, Fiona Ryan, Paul Nicholls, Jayne Wisener and Rachel Bright SYNOPSIS:Pete, Tom, Claire and Jay are university graduates having trouble making the move into adult life. “Well there’s an hour and a half of my life I’ll never get […]

Seven Psychopaths, 2012. Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh.Starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko, Željko Ivanek, Michael Pitt, Gabourey Sidibe, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Stuhlbarg and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: Men steal dogs, there are psychopaths, it gets a bit messy. The trailers for Seven Psychopaths portray […]

Luke Owen discusses the first teaser trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness… It’s a real testament to J.J. Abrams and his team that in this day and age they have managed to keep so much of Star Trek Into Darkness shrouded in secrecy. Even after the announcement of his casting many moons ago, we’re still […]

After a string of flops such as Imagine That, A Thousand Words and Meet Dave, Eddie Murphy has found himself in the unenviable position of being named ‘Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actor’, topping Forbes magazine’s list of low-to-no-value-for-money A-listers. The magazine has gathered box office data for the last three non-animation movies for each actor over […]

As Time Magazine selects its worst movies of 2012, Anghus Houvouras asks whether Cloud Atlas is worthy of its place at the top of the list… There was a time when there was a very clear and defined line between online film sites and the mainstream media.  On one side you  had the unorganized snarky […]

To promote the arrival of The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-ray and DVD earlier this week, The Playlist sat down with Christopher Nolan to discuss his acclaimed Batman trilogy. As well as reiterating once more that TDKR wraps up his Dark Knight saga – “I’ll say definitively again, I am done with the Batman films, […]

Anghus Houvouras tackles the big questions of 2013…2013 is almost upon us, and there’s a lot to look forward to.  It’s going to be hard to top 2012, a year that gave film geeks so much to be thankful for.  The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Dredd, Skyfall, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The […]

Seven Psychopaths, 2012. Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh.Starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko, Željko Ivanek, Michael Pitt, Kevin Corrigan, Gabourey Sidibe, Michael Stuhlbarg and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap […]

Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Micro-Series: Michaelangelo… IDW are currently reprinting issues of the original Mirage Comics run, in colour! This time we have the Michaelangelo one shot, which as it turns out is very apt for this time of year. This also happens to be the first Eastman/Laird original TMNT […]

Despite the fact that Warner Bros. is yet to officially announce Justice League, there’s been a tonne of speculation these past few months over the proposed DC Comics superhero ensemble. However, while much of the talk has centred on proposed directors for the epic team-up, the folks at Latino Review are reporting that they’ve uncovered […]