Summer Camp, 2015. Directed by Alberto Marini. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Diego Boneta, Maiara Walsh, Andres Velencoso. SYNOPSIS Four young Americans sign up to work as counsellors in a remote Spanish camp, but visions of a fun-filled summer quickly fade when one of them suddenly snaps and attacks the others. Before the group even realise what’s happening, […]
Book Review – The History of Ocean Software
Ben Rayner reviews The History of Ocean Software… When you look back at all the games you played in your younger days, you cant help but think of Ocean Software. One of the behemoths of gaming during the 80’s, Ocean were responsible for creating not only some of the best licensed games around such as Rambo, […]
Movie Review – The End of the Tour (2015)
The End of the Tour, 2015. Directed by James Ponsoldt Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Joan Cusack, Ron Livingston, Mamie Gummer, Anna Chlumsky and Mickey Summer. SYNOPSIS: The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s […]
59th London Film Festival Review – The End of the Tour (2015)
The End of the Tour, 2015 Directed by James Ponsoldt Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Anna Chlumsky, Mamie Gummer, Mikey Sumner, Ron Livingston and Joan Cusack SYNOPSIS: The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Embers (2015)
Embers, 2015. Directed by Claire Carre. Starring Jason Ritter, Iva Gocheva, Greta Fernandez, Tucker Smallwood, Karl Glusman, Roberto Cots, Dominique Swain, Matthew Goulish, and Silvan Friedman. SYNOPSIS: After a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. Embers poses a very terrifying apocalyptic scenario; what if a […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – I Smile Back (2015)
I Smile Back, 2015. Directed by Adam Salky. Starring Sarah Silverman, Josh Charles, Skylar Gaertner, Shayne Coleman, and Thomas Sadoski. SYNOPSIS: Laney Brooks does bad things. Married with kids, she takes the drugs she wants, sleeps with the men she wants, disappears when she wants. Now, with the destruction of her family looming, and temptation […]
Movie Review – Momentum (2015)
Momentum, 2015. Directed by Stephen Campanelli. Starring Olga Kurylenko, James Purefoy, Morgan Freeman, Jenna Saras and Karl Thaning. SYNOPSIS: A diamond heist gone awry leads a highly-trained operative to go on the run, pursued by a smooth-talking, ruthless assassin attempting to protect an enormous conspiracy. “Diamond heist gone awry” has been the jumping off point […]
Countdown to Spectre – For Your Eyes Only Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of For Your Eyes Only… After his adventure into space, James Bond comes back to Earth in a much more grounded and closer to reality mission in For Your Eyes Only. This film takes Bond back to the basics as he fights without the assistance […]
Second Opinion – Crimson Peak (2015)
Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept […]
Person of Interest Season 5 Finale Review – ‘Return 0’
Ricky Church reviews the season 5 finale of Person of Interest… Moments make up our lives. Whether they are big moments or small moments, we can always recall one particular moment out of a memory. Final moments in particular are something we always remember and play a huge part in how we look back at […]
