With a little over a week to go until its release, a clip has arrived online from director Robert Zemeckis’ World War II thriller Allied, entitled ‘V Section’ which sees Max Vatan (Brad Pitt) argue his wife’s innocence; take a look below after the official synopsis… ALLIED is the story of intelligence officer Max Vatan (Brad Pitt), […]
DVD Review – Elstree 1976 (2015)
Elstree 1976, 2015. Directed by Jon Spiral. Featuring David Prowse, Jeremy Bulloch, Paul Blake, Pam Rose, Derek Lyons, Anthony Forrest and Laurie Goode. SYNOPSIS: Documentary focusing on the bit-part actors and extras from the original 1977 Star Wars movie. Elstree 1976 is not just a documentary about Star Wars; in fact, it’s not even really […]
DVD Review – The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
The Small World Of Sammy Lee, 1963. Directed by Ken Hughes. Starring Anthony Newley, Julia Foster and Robert Stephens. SYNOPSIS: The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money. Before video came along, the only way to see a film was at the […]
Blu-ray Review – Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (1985)
Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf, 1985. Directed by Philippe Mora. Starring Christopher Lee, Sybil Danning, Annie McEnroe, Marsha J. Hunt, Reb Brown, Jimmy Nail, Ladislav Krecmer, James M. Crawford and Hana Ludvikova. SYNOPSIS: The brother of a girl murdered by werewolves hires an investigator to track the beasts from the US across to […]
Supergirl Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Crossfire’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Supergirl season 2… Alien weaponry, orientation realisation and some villainous back room chicanery are on the menu this week in Supergirl. Combined with a Daxamite make over for our other resident off world alien interloper. There are some chance encounters between Sawyer and Danvers while Lena Luthor makes […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 8 Review – ‘Blood Rush’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Gotham season 3… Mind games, psychosis and mental imbalance are in order on Gotham this week, giving rise to the concise and punchy tag line which is ‘Blood Rush’. As Nathaniel Barnes, Edward Nygma and James Gordon amongst others suffer in one way or another from emotional flux, […]
5 Actors for Young Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Matt Spencer-Skeen suggests five actors for the role of young Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them… With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them out next week news and rumours have been ratcheting up around the sequel, with Johnny Depp rumoured to be playing Gellert Grindelwald and David Yates confirming Dumbledore’s return […]
Supergirl Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Survivors’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Gotham season 2… Sub-text in Supergirl has taken a step up this week with ‘Survivors’. Having always had one eye on the idea of difference and social expectations these themes are explored more sensitively but no more effectively in episode four. Hank tackles some personal issues, Kara learns […]
Gotham Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Red Queen’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Gotham season 3… And so the Lewis Carroll references continue into another week on Gotham which is getting more and more psychedelic, considerably less Dark Knight and noticeably more Clockwork Orange. With the final elements of Tetch’s storyline drawing to a close Gotham as a whole feels ever […]
Book Review – A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky
Michelle Herbert reviews A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky… With A City Dreaming, Polansky has written an intriguing and at times mind boggling urban fantasy that seeps into the unconscious via a series of vignettes following the exploits of M, his friends and associates. M’s world encompasses our own, but like a VIP curtain, you only […]
