Tom Jolliffe reviews the pilot episode of Jean-Claude Van Johnson… For The Muscles From Brussels, Mr Jean-Claude Van Damme, the notion of sending himself up is nothing new. Many stars may find the idea of mocking themselves as too much for their ego to handle, but Jean-Claude (despite often being accused of having no small […]
Lady Gaga joins Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born remake
Back in March it was revealed that Bradley Cooper is set to make his directorial debut with a remake of the classic musical A Star is Born, and now it has been announced that he’ll be joined in the cast by Lady Gaga, who is also set to compose and perform new music for the […]
Movie Review – Tickled (2016)
Tickled, 2016. Directed by David Farrier and Dylan Reeve. SYNOPSIS: Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon a mysterious tickling competition online. As he delves deeper he comes up against fierce resistance, but that doesn’t stop him getting to the bottom of a story stranger than fiction. Before going into Tickled, I was aware only of the controversy […]
DVD Review – Lazer Team (2015)
Lazer Team, 2015. Directed by Matt Hullum. Starring Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Allie DeBerry, Colton Dunn and Alan Ritchson. SYNOPSIS: Four losers are thrust into the position of saving the world when they stumble upon a UFO crash site and become genetically equipped to the battle suit on board. Comedy group Rooster Teeth, […]
Trends and the Lack of Originality in Hollywood
Eric Bay-Andersen on trends and the lack of originality in Hollywood… At the beginning of this year I went to the cinema and saw a preview of all the big films coming out in 2016, and it really depressed me because almost every upcoming ‘event’ film was a sequel, a re-boot, or a prequel to […]
The Man Creating Retro VHS Covers For Your Favourite Films
Flickering Myth caught up with the man creating retro VHS covers for your favourite films… The digital age is fantastic. High-speed broadband, data burning and e-mail has revolutionised the film industry dramatically. Now, trailers can appear on a Twitter post, full-length films can be downloaded in a matter of minutes and interviews of our favourite […]
Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 6 Review – ‘Fish and Bird’
Mark Clark reviews the sixth episode of Ray Donovan season 4… So, we’ve reached the halfway point of season 4, and with an episode written by producer David Hollander and directed by the uber-talented Daisy von Schuler Meyer, a touch of surreal beauty, some emotional truths, criminal horror and frankly what would amount to a […]
Blu-ray Review – Dheepan (2015)
Dheepan, 2015. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring Faouzi Bensaidi, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Vincent Rottiers, Claudine Vinasithamby and Marc Zinga. SYNOPSIS: Three Sri Lankan refugees come together to forge a fake a family to flee from the conflict and emigrate to a banlieue in France, where they begin to etch out a living against such […]
Movie Review – Suicide Squad (2016)
Suicide Squad, 2016. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, Jim Parrack, Ben Affleck, Karen Fukuhara, Common, Ike Barinholtz and Scott Eastwood. SYNOPSIS: A group of highly dangerous super-villains are forced to carry out secret missions for […]
Movie Review – Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, 2016. Directed by Jake Szymanski. Starring Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza and Sugar Lyn Beard. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers use the internet to find “good girls” to take to their sister’s wedding in Hawaii and are tricked into taking girls who party even harder than themselves. I’ll […]