Phoenix, 2014. Directed by Christian Petzold. Starring Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Michael Maertens, and Imogen Kogge. SYNOPSIS: A concentration-camp survivor searches ravaged postwar Berlin for the husband who might have betrayed her to the Nazis. A car reaches a checkpoint guarded by American soldiers one of whom demands that the passenger remove the bandages wrapped around her face; upon […]

A Second Chance (En chance til), 2014. Directed by Susanne Bier. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ulrich Thomsen, Maria Bonnevie, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Lykke May Andersen. SYNOPSIS: A veteran police officer with a wife and new baby makes a fateful decision when he is brought back into contact with a pair of junkie parents. A middle class couple […]

Beats of the Antonov, 2014. Directed by Hajooj Kuka. SYNOPSIS: Sudanese farmers, herders and rebels of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountain regions defiantly celebrate their heritage and tend their lands in the face of a government bombing campaign. Amongst the civil war which has ravaged Sudan since 2011, the civilian population keep their spirits alive […]

Elephant Song (La chanson de l’éléphant), 2014. Directed by Charles Binamé. Starring Bruce Greenwood, Xavier Dolan, Catherine Keener, Carrie-Anne Moss, Guy Nadon, and Colm Feore. SYNOPSIS: A psychiatrist is drawn into a complex mind game when he questions a disturbed patient about the disappearance of a colleague. A young boy seeks out his mother who is a […]

Almost to twenty years after Married… With Children ended its run, the stars of the classic FOX sitcom – Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate and David Faustino – reunited in L.A. last week as Sagal was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and now it is being reported that a […]

It looks like the next instalment in the James Bond franchise has a start date, with MI6 reporting that principal photography on the as-yet-untitled Bond 24 will get underway on December 6th, following a script read-through in November. Bond 24 will reunite Skyfall director Sam Mendes with Daniel Craig, who is making his fourth appearance […]

In 2011, David Fincher (Fight Club, Se7en) co-wrote and directed an adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s highly acclaimed Swedish crime novel The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo starring Daniel Craig (Skyfall) as troubled journalist-turned-detective Mikael Blomkvist and Rooney Mara (Her) as badass hacker Lisbeth Salander. Despite reaping a tonne of money and award nominations the general […]

We’re all very excited by the premiere of Gotham which hits our screens on September 22nd. But remember folks, it’s all fun and games until someone bangs their head against a concrete pillar. A few days ago Ben McKenzie – who stars as a young Detective James Gordon in the crime drama – was filming […]

Zeb Larson reviews The Walking Dead #131…. A Journey Begins. Last issue’s cliffhanger revelation that the dead may be speaking to each other doesn’t get resolved here, unfortunately. For anybody who wanted that to be addressed quickly, this issue is probably going to feel like a disappointment. This is an organic look at life among […]

Over the past few days we’ve been graced with some genuinely exciting photos from the set of Star Wars: Episode VII which included the Millennium Falcon, an X-Wing and a group of extras. We also got the news that an old pal of J.J. Abrams, Greg Grunberg, will also be joining the fray in a […]