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, […]

Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Strain… A Boeing 767 flying out of Berlin lands at JFK and goes dark. Its fuselage is cold. Every window blind is drawn except one and the passengers are silent. Someone calls in Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) from the CDC (Centre for Disease Control) to investigate. Together […]

 A Most Wanted Man, 2014. Directed by Anton Corbijn. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Daniel Brühl, Robin Wright, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Derya Alabora and Nina Hoss. SYNOPSIS: A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror. Sodden, dishevelled and alone a young man (Grigoriy Dobrygin) […]

Regardless of your destination, holidays should be full of fun, excitement and of course, relaxation. One of the best ways to unwind whilst on the road is to kick back and watch a film from the comfort of your hotel bed, deckchair or plane seat. While there are some fantastic blockbusters and classic flicks to […]

Martin Carr on whether George Lucas can build a legacy with ‘The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’…. ‘Narrative art’ is defined as something ‘that tells a story, either as a moment in an ongoing story or as a sequence of events unfolding over time’ George Lucas has retired apparently. Having sold his empire to Disney […]