Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998 Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Toby Maguire, Debbie Reynolds, Mark Harmon Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, and Cameron Diaz. SYNOPSIS: Drugs. Lots of drugs. And a road trip… with drugs. Based on gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s cult 1971 novel of the same name, […]
The Mandalorian’s record-setting piracy stats doesn’t “serve Disney right”
Martin Izzard on the record-setting piracy of The Mandalorian… It might sound silly – like I’m the nark standing in the corner telling the 17 year olds not to drink beer – but do people really need reminding that piracy is illegal? Wired recently reported that The Mandalorian, the anchor show on the new Disney+ […]
The Top Five Underrated Martin Scorsese Films
Jackson Ball with five underrated Martin Scorsese films… In terms of auteur directors, there are few who are as revered and as admired as Martin Scorsese. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker has carved out a career spanning over 50 years, filled with some the most influential American movies in history. From his intense psychological character studies, […]
Star Wars on the Small Screen – The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour (1985-86)
Continuing our countdown to The Mandalorian by exploring Lucasfilm’s early Star Wars TV efforts, we turn our attention to the first animated entries in the saga, Ewoks and Droids – The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO… Following the ratings success of George Lucas’ first TV movie Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984), ABC secured […]
Movie Review – I Lost My Body (2019)
I Lost My Body, 2019. Directed by Jérémy Clapin. Featuring the voice talents of Hakim Faris, Victoire Du Bois and Patrick d’Assumcao. SYNOPSIS: A disembodied hand escapes it’s cold entrapment in a hospital, venturing home to try and find the rest of its body. Is there a greater force in the universe than that connecting […]
Blu-ray Review – Hitch Hike to Hell (1977)
Hitch Hike to Hell, 1977. Directed by Irvin Berwick. Starring Robert Gribbin, Russell Johnson, John Harmon, Dorothy Bennett, Sheryl Lynn, Randy Echols. SYNOPSIS: A mentally disturbed delivery driver kidnaps, rapes and murders hitch hikers, especially those with mommy issues. The most remarkable thing about Hitch Hike to Hell lies in its persistent ordinariness. That is […]
Blu-ray Review – Upgrade (2018)
Upgrade, 2018. Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Betty Gabriel, Christopher Kirby, and Harrison Gilbertson. SYNOPSIS: In the future a technophobic mechanic is left for dead after a brutal mugging, only to receive an experimental medical upgrade that enables him to seek revenge. Good sci-fi is designed to make you […]
Comic Book Review – Blade Runner 2019 – Welcome to Los Angeles
Hasitha Fernando reviews Blade Runner 2019 – Welcome to Los Angeles… The 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner envisioned its world as a vastly dystopian one. From up on high the city of Los Angeles, where the story is set, is wondrous to behold. Canary-yellow flying taxis zip through starless night skies bathed in the neon-haze […]
Le Mans ’66 in ScreenX – Review
Martin Izzard reviews Le Mans ’66 (a.k.a. Ford v Ferrari) in the ScreenX format… Ahead of its wider cinema release on Friday, Cineworld hosted the UK’s first screening of James Mangold’s Le Mans ’66 in its ScreenX format which gives audiences a 270° viewing experience of a movie, care of projections on the screen-adjacent walls […]
Star Wars on the Small Screen – Ewoks: The Battle For Endor (1985)
Continuing our countdown to The Mandalorian by revisiting Lucasfilm’s early Star Wars television output, we turn our attention to the Ewoks’ second TV movie The Battle for Endor… Although George Lucas’ 1984 television special Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure had met with general disregard from critics, ratings for the feature were impressive enough for […]
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