Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, 2016. Directed by Edward Zwick Starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany, Robert Catrini, Madalyn Horche and Robert Knepper. SYNOPSIS: Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from […]
October Horrors Day 25 – Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead, 2013. Directed by Fede Alvarez. Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore. SYNOPSIS: A group of friends find themselves travelling up to stay in a secluded cabin in the woods, so as to help their friend Mia finally kick her drug habit which has almost killed her […]
Movie Review – Arrival (2016)
Arrival, 2016. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma and Mark O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team – lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) – is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks […]
Movie Review – Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange, 2016Directed by Scott Derrickson Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benjamin Bratt, Scott AdkinsSYNOPSIS:A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.Despite the fact the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a multi-billion dollar franchise, it still seems […]
Black Mirror Season 3 Episode 3 Review – ‘Shut Up and Dance’
Tony Black reviews the third episode of Black Mirror season 3, ‘Shut Up and Dance’… You know those TV episodes or movies that are almost unqualified genius but you can’t ever bring yourself to watch them again? Black Mirror has given me one here with ‘Shut Up and Dance’, which might well be the most […]
October Horrors Day 24 – Kill List (2011)
Kill List, 2011. Directed by Ben Wheatley Starring Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring and Emma Fryer SYNOPSIS: Kill List follows former soldier turned hitman Jay who has not taken on a contract since a failed job in Kiev and is struggling with financial difficulties. However, a tantalising solution to his woes lands on the table, […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Last Battle’
Chris Cooper reviews the fifth episode of Star Wars Rebels season 3… After the personal lesson I learnt last week with regards to distinguishing between ‘filler’ and what I just didn’t personally find that interesting, I went into this week’s episode with renewed interest and a much more open mind. Perhaps it was karma. Perhaps […]
Book Review – The Art and Making of The Flash
Tony Black reviews The Art and Making of The Flash… Given the wealth of information online about everything to do with media, what can tie-in ‘making of’ books truly give you in this day and age? The Art and Making of The Flash from blogger Abbie Bernstein seeks to address that question by providing what […]
Movie Review – Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Nocturnal Animals, 2016.Directed by Tom Ford. Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer and Laura Linney.SYNOPSIS:Rich, glamorous and successful gallery owner Susan (Amy Adams) seems to have it all. But her life is starting to crumble and when her ex-husband sends her the manuscript for his violent thriller, she […]
Second Opinion – The Light Between Oceans (2016)
The Light Between Oceans, 2016.Directed by Derek Cianfrance. Starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz and Bryan Brown.SYNOPSIS:After the end of World War I, former soldier Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) takes the solitary job of lighthouse keeper off the coast of Western Australia. On the mainland, he meets the vivacious Isobel Graymark (Alicia Vikander), they […]
