Seconds out… welcome the 4th annual Superhero Showdown! LAST TIME OUT… As always, we begin with a recap of 2011, which saw Marvel Studios continuing down the road to The Avengers with Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, Fox opening up the newest chapter of their X-Men franchise with the prequel X-Men: First Class, […]

Kill List, 2011. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring, Emma Fryer and Harry Simpson. SYNOPSIS: A hitman takes on a new contract, leading him deep into the heart of darkness. Following its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year, British filmmaker Ben Wheatley’s (Down Terrace) second feature, Kill List, has […]

Rage, 2010. Directed by Christopher R. Witherspoon. Starring Rick Crawford, Audrey Walker and Christopher R. Witherspoon. SYNOPSIS: A college professor provokes the wrath of a mysterious biker, leading to a day-long battle of cat-and-mouse which escalates into a violent rampage. It’s rare that a low-budget independent feature grips you from start to finish, but American […]

The Salt of Life (Italian: Gianni e le Donne), 2011. Directed by Gianni Di Gregorio. Starring Gianni Di Gregorio, Alfonso Santagata, Elisabetta Piccolomini, Valeria Cavalli and Valeria de Franciscis. SYNOPSIS: A hen-pecked house husband attempts to reacquaint himself with some of life’s pleasures. After spending much of his career in the theatre, Italian actor-turned-filmmaker Gianna […]

TT3D: Closer to the Edge, 2011. Directed by Richard De Aragues. Narrated by Jared Leto. SYNOPSIS: A documentary covering the fast-paced action of the world famous Isle of Man TT. The Isle of Man… a small island in the Irish sea, birthplace of the Bee Gees and home to the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy […]

To coincide with their latest LoveFilm voucher deal, Most Wanted are putting together a collaborative piece designed to help keep their readers entertained during the dark winter nights. As such, they’ve invited a number of film bloggers to come up with their ideal movie marathons, each featuring three films from the same director, and for […]

The Flight Before Christmas (a.k.a. Niko & The Way to the Stars), 2008. Directed by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen. Featuring the voice talents of Andrew McMahon, Emma Roberts, Carly Baker, Morgan Jones, Norm Macdonald, Gavin Morgan, Susan Slott, Paul Tylack and Alan Stanford. SYNOPSIS: After he accidentally leads a pack of hungry wolves to […]

Saint (a.k.a. Sint a.k.a. Saint Nick), 2010. Written and Directed by Dick Maas. Starring Huub Stapel, Egbert Jan Weeber, Caro Lenssen, Bert Luppes, Madelief Blanken, Escha Tanihatu, Kees Boot and Ben Ramakers. SYNOPSIS: A vengeful Saint Nicholas descends on Amsterdam, unleashing a bloody wave of terror that forces an obsessive ex-cop to take the law […]

The House on the Edge of the Park (Italian: La casa sperduta nel parco), 1980. Directed by Ruggero Deodato. Starring David Hess, Annie Belle, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Marie Claude Joseph, Gabriele Di Giulio, Christian Borromeo, Brigitte Petronio and Lorraine De Selle. SYNOPSIS: Two lowlifes invite themselves to an upscale house party; ridiculed by their snobbish […]

Mother’s Day, 2010. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Briana Evigan, Patrick Flueger, Warren Kole, Matt O’Leary, Deborah Ann Woll, Shawn Ashmore, Frank Grillo, Lisa Marcos, Lyriq Bent, Tony Nappo, Kandyse McClure and Jessie Rusu. SYNOPSIS: Three brothers return to their childhood home to take refuge following a botched bank […]