Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Supergirl… Now we get that missing episode you start seeing how Supergirl has turned things round. There are motives aplenty, minimal saccharine soaked lovefests. While episode four does everything its bland predecessor fudged up in such fashion. Managing to give us intrigue, character beats and supply a long-term […]
Interview: River star Stellan Skarsgård
Paul Risker chats with River star Stellan Skarsgård… River is a series that is difficult to boil down into a simple description, on one level it is a detective, crime and mystery story that looks to feed the audience’s enduring appetite for this variety of drama. And yet beneath its surface River will be seen […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – The Assassin (2015)
The Assassin, 2015. Directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Starring Qi Shu, Chen Chang and Satoshi Tsumabuki. SYNOPSIS: An assassin in 7th century China accepts a mission to kill a political leader. Arthouse martial arts is a problematic concept. On the one hand, ‘arthouse’ suggests serious, high-minded fare; on the other, ‘martial arts’ conjures up thoughts of […]
Interview: River star Adeel Akhtar
Paul Risker chats with River star Adeel Akhtar… The creative process is often spoken of in the context of a never-ending voyage of discovery, alongside which filmmaking is contextualised as a vast collaboration. For Adeel Akhtar who plays John Rivers (Stellan Skarsgård’s) straight laced partner in the BBC One mini-series River, both the learning and […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Black Mass (2015)
Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: The true story of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, the notorious gangster who used his status as a FBI informant under John Connolly to take over South Boston. In Scott Cooper’s Black Mass, there is no protagonist. […]
The Bond Look from Spectre
As we mentioned already, Spectre hasn’t been receiving particularly favorable reviews, as even we affectionately titled it the worst James Bond movie ever. However, what wasn’t awful was the classic Bond look achieved in Spectre that allows us to at least applaud the wardrobe department. So here comes at least one positive review for the […]
DVD Review – Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, 2015. Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante. Starring Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, David Hasselhoff, Cassie Scerbo, Frankie Muniz, Ryan Newman, Bo Derek, Mark Cuban, Jerry Springer, Michael Winslow, Chris Jericho, Mark McGrath, Ne-Yo, Jedward, and Lou Ferrigno. SYNOPSIS: A tornado. With Sharks… in space! Stupid movies are one thing; stupid movies […]
Blu-ray Review – Blood Rage (1987)
Blood Rage, 1987 Directed by John Grissmer. Starring Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, Marianne Kanter, Julie Gordon, James French, Ed French, William Fuller, Ted Raimi and Jayne Bentzen. SYNOPSIS: The twin brother of a killer who was blamed for a murder escapes from psychiatric hospital and returns home to prove his innocence. It takes about five […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Tag (2015)
Tag, 2015. Directed by Sion Sono. Starring Reina Trendl, Mariko Shinoda and Erina Mano. SYNOPSIS: Mitsuko, a normal, average schoolgirl, experiences extreme situations that lead her to question her own reality. That plot synopsis of Tag above is simply a decent guess. Director Sion Sono has already directed six films this year, with a seventh […]
What can we expect from Marvel’s Doctor strange film?
There is no doubt about it; the Marvel brand has experienced something of a major makeover during the course of the last few years. Perhaps the greatest embodiment of this is the integration of greater diversity into the brand’s range of characters, including the unveiling of Marvel’s first ever female Thor and the development of […]
