The Girl from the South, 2012.Directed by José Luis García.Starring Lim Su-kyung, Alejandro, and José Luis García. SYNOPSIS: While attending a communist sponsored youth conference held in North Korea, a member of the Argentinian delegation encounters a South Korean activist who captures the attention of the media and all those in attendance with her message […]

Jake Peffer on the second season of the Matt LeBlanc comedy Episodes… One would never think a show where former Friends star Matt LeBlanc plays a fictional version of himself could work. After a successful first season and a Best Actor Golden Globe, Episodes has become quite the surprise. Episodes follows Stephen Mangan and Tamsin […]

Leviathan, 2012.Directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel.Starring Declan Conneely, Johnny Gatcombe, Adrian Guillette, Brian Jannelle, Clyde Lee, Arthur Smith, and Christopher Swampstead. SYNOPSIS:Off the coast of New England commercial fishermen apply their trade in the same waters where one of the most famous creatures in literature roamed, Moby Dick. Though it is stated in the title of the documentary no biblical […]

One in the Chamber, 2012. Directed by William Kaufman. Starring Dolph Lundgren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Claudia Bassols, Billy Murray, Leo Gregory and Louis Mandylor. SYNOPSIS: A seasoned assassin plays both sides in a Russian gang war and becomes the target of an unknown enemy. With so many action gods in The Expendables 2, and many […]

Accused (Series 1). Created by Jimmy McGovern. Starring Warren Brown, Peter Capaldi, Mackenzie Crook, Christopher Eccleston, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Ben Smith, Juliet Stevenson and Marc Warren. SYNOPSIS: Accused centres on ordinary people who end up in the dock. But should these men and women be there? Are they innocent or guilty or somewhere in […]

The Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season. Starring Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeffrey DeMunn, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs and Norman Reedus. SYNOPSIS: The end of civilization was just the beginning for Rick Grimes and the other survivors. As the fight to stay alive intensifies and personal rivalries continue to fuel, […]

Oliver Davis reviews Part 1 of the Sky 1 special, A Touch of Cloth… “Natasha’s called from the mortuary. She said it’s big.”“I know. I’ve been there.” That is an excellent joke. It echoes the great Airplane running gag of: “You’d better tell the Captain we’ve got to land as soon as we can. This […]

The Imposter, 2012. Directed by Bart Layton. SYNOPSIS: Bart Layton’s first full length feature follows the incredible story of conman Frederic Bourdin who fooled everyone by pretending to be missing Texan teenager Nicholas Barclay. Within the web of lies, and questions raised, The Imposter is one of the most bizarre documentaries ever committed to screen. […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… I have been desperate to write, in-depth, about this topic for many weeks [indeed, SPOILERS AHEAD] and it seems that now is the right time. Ray Subers writes for Box Office Mojo: “Early this weekend, The Dark Knight Rises flew past The Dark Knight’s overseas total. The conclusion […]

Liam Trim reviews Episode 1 of the new BBC 2 series Parade’s End… Parade’s End has been billed as the television event of the autumn by those in the know. On paper it certainly boasts an impressive creative team, with acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard returning to television after an absence of over twenty years to […]