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 […]
Music That Takes Us Beyond: A Guide to the Star Trek Movie Soundtracks
To mark composer Michael Giacchino’s triumphant return with Star Trek Beyond, Sean Wilson explores the extraordinarily rich legacy of music from the Star Trek movies… From being initially written off on the basis of the underwhelming trailers to its emergence as a funny, fast-paced and fan-pleasing summer blockbuster, Star Trek Beyond has according to most […]
Movie Review – Adult Life Skills (2016)
Adult Life Skills, 2016. Written and Directed by Rachel Tunnard. Starring Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Rachel Deering, Brett Goldstein, Eileen Davies, Ozzy Myers and Alice Lowe. SYNOPSIS: Anna is stuck: she’s approaching 30, living like a hermit in her mum’s garden shed and wondering why the suffragettes ever bothered. Here I go again on my […]
Movie Review – The Boss (2016)
The Boss, 2016. Directed by Ben Falcone. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Ella Anderson, Peter Dinklage, Tyler Labine, Cecily Strong, Kristen Schaal, Ben Falcone, and Kathy Bates. SYNOPSIS: A titan of industry is sent to prison after she’s caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America’s latest sweetheart, not everyone […]
Workaholics creators teaming with Seth Rogen for Game Over, Man!
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Workaholics co-creators Adam Devine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson and Kyle Newacheck are teaming up with producers Seth Rogen and Scott Rudin for an action comedy entitled Game Over, Man!, which is being produced by Netflix. The project, which takes its title from a line by Bill Paxton’s Hudson in […]
Movie Review – When Marnie Was There (2014)
When Marnie Was There, 2014. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Featuring the voice talents of Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura and Hana Sugisaki (Japanese)/Hailee Steinfield, John C. Reilly and Geena Davis (English). SYNOPSIS: A troubled teen finds peace in a beach-side town and a mysterious new friend, Marnie… Studio Ghibli likes to take us on a journey. Whether we are […]
R.I.P. Prince (1958 – 2016)
TMZ has broke the news that legendary musician Prince has died at his home in Minneapolis, aged 57. The superstar had been hospitalised last week after a show in Atlanta due to the flu, but was released and had returned home, where his body was discovered this morning. Born Prince Rogers Nelson in 1958, the singer-songwriter […]
Rumour: X-23 could appear in Wolverine 3
According to SuperHeroHype, the character of X-23 could be set to make her big screen debut in next year’s as-yet-untitled Wolverine 3, which will reportedly mark Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Logan. The site claims that they have heard that X-23 will join Jackman’s Wolverine and Patrick Stewart’s Professor X for their journey in the […]
Zendaya says her Spider-Man: Homecoming role is not a love interest
If rumours are to be believed, Zendaya is portraying Mary Jane Watson in next year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, although in a new interview with THR, the pop star and actress has suggested that her character is not a love interest for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker. “My character is not romantic,” said Zendaya. “My character is like […]
Kevin Feige on Spider-Man: Homecoming and the diversification of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Having come in for some criticism during the early stages of the Marvel Cinematic Universe due to a lack of diversity, Marvel Studios is putting a major focus on increasing the diversification of the MCU during Phase Three, which promises to make some major strides. Speaking to Vulture, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has been […]
