Middle Men, 2009. Directed by George Gallo. Starring Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, James Caan, Kevin Pollak and Rade Serbedzija. SYNOPSIS: Jack Harris, a middle man for various dodgy dealings, ends up helping two genius stoners create the first internet billing system for pornography websites in the late nineties. But the illegitimate business connections […]

Lake Mungo, 2008. Directed by Joel Anderson. Starring Talia Zucker, Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Steve Jodrell, Tamara Donnellan and Scott Terrill. SYNOPSIS: Following the death of their daughter, a family begin to experience strange and inexplicable events around their home that lead them to suspect they are being haunted by her spirit. Australian […]

Horrible Bosses, 2011. Written and Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. SYNOPSIS: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness. It’s ‘average new comedy’ time this weekend with the […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Well, it’s been a great time for superhero fans this past week, with the official release of the teaser trailers for The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man, along with a leaked trailer for The Avengers and a host […]

Liam Trim on Inside Job and the ongoing News International phone-hacking scandal… I just watched Inside Job. It was one of those films I felt I had to see, rather than desperately wanting to. I am glad I did watch it though. I am still reeling from the impact of its message. I was expecting […]

Resurrected, 1989. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring David Thewlis, Tom Bell and Rita Tushingham. SYNOPSIS: A British soldier is presumed dead during battle in the Falklands, but when he is found alive suffering from exhaustion and amnesia he is accused of desertion, leading to a hate campaign that spirals out of control. Director Paul Greengrass […]

Liam Trim with the latest edition of ‘Page and Screen’… With the all conquering Harry Potter franchise drawing to a close after a decade of record breaking box office figures and immeasurable sales of merchandise and DVDs, reams are being written attempting to sum up the reasons for the worldwide phenomenon. Recipes for success are […]

Wasted on the Young, 2010. Directed by Ben C. Lucas. Starring Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens and Alex Russell. SYNOPSIS: An Australian student is forced to act when the bullying cool kids at his high school leave his best friend for dead after drugging and assaulting her. However, she surprisingly comes back alive, setting in motion […]

Arrietty (Japan: Kari-gurashi no Arietti), 2010. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Featuring the voice talents of Saoirse Ronan, Olivia Colman, Mark Strong, Tom Holland and Phyllida Law. SYNOPSIS: Beneath the floorboards of a sprawling mansion in a magical, overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, lives tiny 14-year-old Arrietty and her equally tiny parents. I knew […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Daniel H. Wilson, author of the recent sci-fi novel Robopocalypse… The elder son of an automobile mechanic sheepishly confesses, “I always worked at the shop but I never did learn much about cars.” When asked if his father’s profession had influenced him, writer Daniel H. Wilson reflects, “You would think that […]