Silver Linings Playbook, 2012. Written and Directed by David O. Russell.Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker and Julia Stiles. SYNOPSIS: David O. Russell follows up The Fighter with this dramatic rom-com. Bradley Cooper stars as bipolar Pat who sparks up an unusual relationship with widower Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence). David […]

david j. moore chats with composer Imran Ahmad about his work on the Ford Brothers’ The Dead… Classic zombie films don’t always produce classic scores, but occasionally a classic zombie opus features music that helps define the film. Imagine George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead or Day of the Dead without the iconic source music […]

Luke Graham reviews the latest 2000 AD prog… A lot gets revealed and explained in Prog 1810, as well as setting up the explosive next act of the Mega-City One cross-over The Cold Deck. Judge Dredd: The Cold Deck, part five Script: Al Ewing, Art: Henry Flint Things take a dramatic step forward as Judge […]

The Hunt (Denmark: Jagten), 2012. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg.Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alexandra Rapaport, Lars Ranthe, Anne Louise Hassing, Thomas Bo Larsen, Susse Wold and Ole Dupont. SYNOPSIS: A teacher and father’s quiet life implodes when a child accuses him of the worst kind of inappropriate behaviour… Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt is about belief and doubt […]

The Cinema Snob Movie, 2012. Directed by Ryan Mitchelle.Written and starring Brad Jones.Also starring Jake Norvell, Noah Antwiler, Zachary La Voy, Jillian Zurawski. SYNOPSIS: When an exploitation filmmaker goes undercover as a pretentious film snob to obtain proper filming permits, he is thrust into a strange mystery surrounding the very secretive film commission. Regular visitors […]

Following the recent news that director Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed) has signed on to Disney’s remake of the 80s family sci-fi adventure Flight of the Navigator, the rumoured shortlist for the Mouse House’s first foray to a galaxy far, far away continues to dwindle; Steven Spielberg (Lincoln), J.J. Abrams (Star Trek Into Darkness) and […]

In his latest ‘State of the Genre’ column, Martin Deer discusses the recent rumour about Joseph Gordon-Levitt being lined up for the role of the Dark Knight in Warner Bros.’ Justice League movie… Inevitably spoilers for The Dark Knight Rises are discussed here. Boy, did the internet explode yesterday.  If you avoided all forms of […]

Red Dawn, 2012. Directed by Dan Bradley.Starring Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Connor Cruise, Isabel Lucas, Brett Cullen, Edwin Hodge, Alyssa Diaz, Will Yun Lee and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. SYNOPSIS: A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers. Happy Holidays!  The Christmas-Hanukkah-Kwanza season is […]

Great Expectations, 2012. Directed by Mike Newell.Starring Jeremy Irvine, Toby Irvine, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Flemyng, Helena Barlow, Ewan Bremner, Holliday Grainger, Sally Hawkins and David Walliams. SYNOPSIS: A humble orphan moves to London to become a gentleman with help from an anonymous benefactor. As the closing night film of the […]

Luke Owen reviews the latest issue of Godzilla… It’s the day Boxer has been waiting for… the opportunity to avenge his daughter in a showdown with Godzilla. At the exact worst moment though, the government and their secret weapon step in to take matters into their own hands. You know what they say about “best […]