Air Doll (Japan: Kûki ningyô), 2009.Written and Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda.Starring Doona Bae, Arata, Itsuji Itao, Jo Odeagiri and Sumiko Fuji.SYNOPSIS:A life-size sex doll, Nozomi (Bae), comes to life one day and, after educating herself on her community, starts to develop and soul and heart.Stories on the subject of sex dolls are seldom explored in […]

Robert Downey Jr. is set to suit up once again this coming spring as Marvel Studios launches ‘Phase Two’ of its Cinematic Universe with the release its first post-Avengers offering, Iron Man 3. Directed by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), Iron Man 3 will see Tony Stark’s Armored Avenger going up against his arch-nemesis […]

Luke Owen reviews the first episode of Peep Show series 8… There is a theory within television that the longer a TV show goes the less funny it becomes. After all, it’s hard to keep something fresh and original after a lengthy amount of time. While some American sitcoms seem to be able to get […]

Ninja Scroll, 1993. Written and Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri.Featuring the voice talents of Kōichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Daisuke Gouri and Takeshi Aono. SYNOPSIS: A mercenary ninja is forced into fighting an old nemesis who leads a group of superpowered demons. When people discuss ‘classic anime’, several titles always pop up. Ghost in the Shell and […]

Southern Comfort, 1981.Directed by Walter Hill.Starring Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, T. K. Carter, Franklyn Seales, Lewis Smith and Les Lannom.SYNOPSIS:A squad of National Guards fight for their lives after angering local Cajuns during an isolated weekend training exercise in the Louisiana swamp.Action director Walter Hill may be best known for 1982’s […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Charlie Lyne writes for The Guardian about how found footage films are dominating cinema – and the functional problems with this…“The central conceit of the found footage genre – fictional characters, be they priests, partygoers or palaeontologists, suddenly being struck by the inexplicable urge to immortalise the drama […]

The Campaign, 2012. Directed by Jay Roach.Starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd and Brian Cox. SYNOPSIS: Two corrupt businessmen hatch a plan to have a naive tourism director run against a controversial congressman vying for a fifth term. Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis go […]

Our weekly round up of the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, The Wolverine, Thor: The Dark World, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Hulk, Kick-Ass 2, Wonder Woman and more…There’s just over a week now until the epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight saga […]

American actor Larry Hagman, best known for his iconic role as the scheming oil tycoon J. R. Ewing in the US TV series Dallas, has passed away at a hospital in Dallas, Texas after battling throat cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. He was 81. The son of Broadway star Mary Martin, Hagman was born […]

Overnight Productions, the producers of Robert Rodriguez’s 2010 Grindhouse spin-off Machete, has filed a $2 million lawsuit against Rodriguez’s Quick Draw Productions that could ultimately block the release of the upcoming sequel Machete Kills. According to Deadline, “Overnight claims that… they were not provided with Texas tax credit information as required under the agreement with […]