When the nominations for the Emmys were announced last week, there was one show that was seemingly missing from the list based on the reaction of its fans – Sons of Anarchy. In a guest post on NikkiFinke.com, the show’s creator Kurt Sutter went on a (fairly foul-mouthed) rant about being snubbed once again. “Honestly – […]

It seems like a never-ending war for “scoops” and speculation between Star Wars: Episode VII and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Earlier this week, rumours of plot details and multi-villain appearances in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice were reported by Latino Review, based on a script that was leaked. Since those reports, it has […]

Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Constantine… Welcome to the ‘Midnite’ hour… Tales of people trading their soul for short lived celebrity is not uncommon. Whether for personal gain or selfless sacrifice, these stories date back beyond the invention of acetate. So it makes sense to put a new spin on things. Not reinvent […]

Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Gotham… There’s a change in the air. Subconsciously Gotham has come of age. Aside from Jada Pinkett and Corey Michael Smith’s pantomime villainy, there remains little evidence of formulaic police drama. Beneath the surface of this once clichéd animal beats a malevolent heart, carved from granite, etched in […]

Martin Carr reviews episode 6 of Gotham… Something from the past comes back to haunt Gotham’s police department, while things come to a head for one of their newest recruits… Character development for the sake of it within the confines of a burgeoning series is dicey. If done badly then the episode is left forever […]

Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Constantine… Pull up a chair and I’ll let you in on the best kept secret NBC have got……. Constantine already has a certain style and swagger in his step as we move into week two. Channelled through Matt Ryan in what is fast becoming a defining role for […]

Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Gotham… This week I am late out of the blocks. Ratings have risen, new hope has been granted from the critical hand that feeds, while my foresight regarding Robin Lord Taylor has proven correct. Gotham has injected friction, subterfuge, double dealing and life into a series which was […]

Horns, 2014. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Heather Graham, David Morse, James Remar, Kathleen Quinlan, and Max Minghella. SYNOPSIS: Ig Perrish wakes up after a night of heavy drinking to find himself a suspect in his girlfriend’s murder… Horns is a brave piece of film making which not only evades categorisation, […]

Withnail & I, 1987. Directed by Bruce Robinson. Starring Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths and Ralph Brown. SYNOPSIS: Withnail (Richard E. Grant) is an unsuccessful, pill-popping actor; ‘I,’ or Marwood (Paul McGann), is Withnail’s roommate and another equally underemployed actor. The time is 1969: Withnail is fast becoming a burned-out relic of the […]

Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Constantine… John Constantine. Professional exorcist, demonologist and petty dabbler in the dark arts is strapped to a gurney. As electric current causes his body to spasm for a moment those bad memories disappear, because ‘to err is human, to forgive divine’. Unfortunately there will be no sanctuary here, […]