Luke Owen continues on the road to The Avengers, revisiting The Incredible Hulk… The Incredible Hulk, 2008. Directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Following an experiment that causes him to turn into the giant green-skinned Hulk, Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) lives in […]

Break, 2009. Written and Directed by Matthias Olof Eich. Starring Lili Schackert, Esther Maaß, Ralph Willmann, Marina Anna Eich, Thelma Buabeng and Sebastian Badenberg. SYNOPSIS: After heading out into the woods for some outdoors fun, four young girls encounter two sadistically inhuman rednecks, leading to a blood-soaked fight for survival. Familiarity can be comforting. It […]

Cassadaga, 2011. Directed by Anthony DiBlasi. Starring Kelen Coleman, Kevin Alejandro and Louise Fletcher. SYNOPSIS: A deaf girl, grieving over her sister’s death, attempts to contact her in a séance and is instead connected with a vengeful spirit of a girl who was murdered in a horrific manner. After her sister’s untimely death, Lily goes […]

Maniac Cop, 1988. Directed by William Lustig. Starring Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon and Robert Z’Dar. SYNOPSIS: A man dressed as a police officer is mercilessly killing people, and it’s up to a detective and a young cop to figure out why. On the mean streets of New York City a man in a […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… See No Evil, Hear No Evil, 1989. Directed by Arthur Hiller. Starring Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Joan Severance and Kevin Spacey. See No Evil, Hear No Evil is the classic 80s comedy caper that sees Richard Pryor as the […]

Luke Owen takes the first step on the road to The Avengers, revisiting Iron Man… Iron Man, 2008. Directed by Jon Favreau.Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Clark Gregg, John Favreau and Paul Bettany. SYNOPSIS: After building an armored suit to escape capture by a terrorist group, billionaire industrial Tony Stark […]

Battleship, 2012. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker and Tadanobu Asano. SYNOPSIS: During a naval drill, a battleship is sent to investigate a vast and mysterious alien vessel in the middle of the ocean and the crew soon find themselves fighting for the survival of mankind. Battleship […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Mark Cousins writes for Sight and Sound this month (S&S, May 2012) about the reaction the audience had towards his epic The Story of Film: An Odyssey. I particularly found the following paragraph interesting: “Slightly more problematic has been IMDb’s billing of The Story of Film as a […]

Sensation, 2010. Written and Directed by Tom Hall. Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Luanne Gordon. SYNOPSIS: Following the death of his father, a young Irishman puts his inheritance to use by hooking up with a Kiwi call girl. The opening minutes of Sensation are not a stimulating thrill ride or a feast for the senses. In […]