Honeytrap, 2014.Directed by Rebecca Johnson. Starring Jessica Sula, Lucien Laviscount, Ntonga Mwanza, and Naomi Ryan.SYNOPSIS:Layla, a naive teenager from Trindad, moves to Brixton, London to live with her emotionally distant mother. Layla gets sucked into local gang activity trying to impress those around her.Honeytrap is an engaging film based on a deeply disturbing event that […]
Kurt Angle talks Oscar-nominated Foxcatcher
Little-known fact, professional wrestler Kurt Angle actually trained for the Olympics on Foxcatcher farm, and developed a close friendship with Dave Schultz. An even lesser-known fact is that he dedicated his Olympic gold-medal win to Dave.Due to the memories and deep personal relationships with everyone depicted in the movie, it makes sense that Kurt Angle […]
Movie Review – The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
The Stanford Prison Experiment, 2015.Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez. Starring Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano, Tye Sheridan, Thomas Mann, and Olivia Thirlby.SYNOPSIS:Twenty-four male students out of seventy-five were selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.The only thing […]
The Gay Lord of the Rings: Readings From Middle-Earth
Gary Collinson examines contemporary readings of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings…Originally published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955, The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy chronicling the ‘War of the Ring’ and the end of the Third Age of ‘Middle-Earth’ – a secondary world created by renowned […]
World Cinema: The rise and fall of Italian Neo-realism
Santosh Sandhu discusses Italian neo-realism… In Italy, the fascist movement came to power in 1922. Fascist leader Benito Mussolini took advantage of the Italian peoples’ disillusionment with the liberal government and its inability to bring prosperity in the aftermath of the First World War which saw mass poverty, inflation and unemployment. Having created a totalitarian […]
Ivan Reitman’s original Ghostbusters 3 title and casting choices revealed
Yesterday we heard some plot details for Paul Feig’s upcoming all-female Ghostbusters remake, and now the latest round of Sony leaks has given us some insight into Ivan Reitman’s original plans for Ghostbusters III, which stem from an email last year from the director, which was sent to Sony co-chariman Amy Pascal and concerned the […]
Movie Review – The Incident (2015)
The Incident, 2015.Directed by Jane Linfoot. Starring Ruta Gedmintas, Tom Hughes and Tasha Connor.SYNOPSIS:A successful young couple have their lives shattered when they each encounter the same teenage prostitute. The husband meets her when buying pizzas on the way home from work and money changes hands. The wife wakes up one night to find the […]
Movie Review – Titane (2021)
Titane, 2021.Directed by Julia Ducournau. Starring Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Laïs Salameh, Myriem Akheddiou, Bertrand Bonello and Garance Marillier.SYNOPSIS:A woman with a metal plate in her head following a childhood car accident ends up on the run after a killing spree.Julia Ducournau announced herself as a new voice in horror cinema in brutal fashion with […]
British Cinema – Naked (1993)
Naked, 1993.Directed by Mike Leigh. Starring David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp and Ewen Bremner.SYNOPSIS: Naked follows Johnny (Thewlis) a highly articulate and intelligent loner who drifts through the backstreets of London taking part in violent sex, living on the streets and eloquently engaging everyone in conversation to completely different reactions from each stranger.Naked is the dark […]
Steve Oedekerk is working on a Kung Pow: Enter the Fist sequel
It looks like Kung Pow 2: Tongue of Fury could become a reality, with comedian Steve Oedekerk revealing that he’s starting developing a sequel to 2002’s cult martial arts spoof Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.Oedekerk announced the news last week at the Dragonfest Convention in Burbank, California, although he also stressed that as yet he […]
