The Two Faces of January, 2014. Directed by Hossein Amini. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective. Imbibing the feel and tone of Hitchcockian […]

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 […]

Chalk this one up squarely as a rumour – especially considering its source is the UK tabloid The Sun – but it seems that Daniel Craig (Skyfall) may have shot a secret cameo appearance in Star Wars: Episode VII. Craig reportedly begged director J.J. Abrams for a role in the hotly-anticipated sequel, saying that he’d […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

With the possibility of a new Incredible Hulk movie and TV series on the horizon (if you ask Lou Ferrigno anyway), Bruce Banner himself Mark Ruffalo may find himself being busy over the next year or so. But that hasn’t stopped the actor from dreaming about other roles. In fact, he’s looking to head to a […]