Gary Collinson with an alternative theory on the final scene of The Dark Knight Rises… “The final scene of The Dark Knight Rises is exactly [the] scene we talked about [when Christopher Nolan and I started the trilogy with Batman Begins],” stated David S. Goyer in a recent interview with Empire Magazine (via Screen Rant). […]

Prometheus, 2012. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba and Charlize Theron. Is that Apocalypse Now-era Marlon Brando in the background? SYNOPSIS: The crew of the spaceship Prometheus investigate signs of life on a faraway planet. Prometheus was the name of the titan who stole fire from the Gods. Prometheus is the […]

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers, 1988. Directed by Michael A. Simpson. Starring Pamela Springsteen, Renée Estevez, Brian Patrick Clarke, and Valerie Hartman. SYNOPSIS: The camp killer is back to ensure everyone has a safe and happy summer – or not. Unfortunately, it is near impossible to discuss Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers without revealing the […]

Arriving in cinemas on July 20th, The Dark Knight Rises promises to deliver ‘the epic conclusion’ to British filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed Batman saga. However, rather than being the ‘end’ of the legend, the eagerly-awaited sequel is but the closing stanza of the latest chapter in the illustrious history of the Dark Knight Detective. Created […]

Iron Sky, 2012. Directed by Timo Vuorensola. Starring Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Kym Jackson, Götz Otto and Udo Kier. SYNOPSIS: In 1945, the Nazis retreated to a secret base on the moon. In 2018, they come back… There are times when a film’s premise makes it a must watch. This could […]

As he prepares to join fellow action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Tomb, Sylvester Stallone has taken a moment to discuss the state of the action genre with Entertainment Tonight, and more specifically, the impact of the superhero movie on this once-glorious section of cinema: “[The action] genre unfortunately is becoming… let’s just say it’s […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award-nominee Peter Honess about his career and the craft of film editing… “My parents were not involved directly in the arts,” states British Film Editor Peter Honess who was the son of the head of personnel at MGM Studios in England. “I left school when I was 17 and after […]

Sleepaway Camp, 1983. Directed by Robert Hiltzick. Starring Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, and Desiree Gould. SYNOPSIS: A summer camp turns disastrous when it emerges there’s a killer amongst the campers. Taking obvious inspiration from Friday the 13th (1980), this camp-based slasher still manages to find an original spin on what was rapidly becoming a tired […]

Oliver Davis reviews the ninth episode of Game of Thrones Season Two… Blackwater. Directed by Neil Marshall. Written by George R.R. Martin. As predicted last week, Blackwater was centred entirely on the Battle of Blackwater Bay, a significant event near the end of Clash of Kings. And Game of Thrones brought its A-game, with director […]

War of the Dead, 2011. Directed by Marko Mäkilaakso. Starring Andrew Tiernan, Mikko Leppilampi, Samuel Vauramo, Mark Wingett, Andreas Wilson and Jouko Ahola. SYNOPSIS: A platoon of soldiers encounter a horde of Nazi zombies after being driven deep into a Russian forest. I don’t think that George A. Romero knew when he titled his cheeky zombie […]