Blue Ruin, 2013. Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack and Eve Plumb. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious outsider’s quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight […]

Last year, Marvel Studios announced that it was expanding its TV output beyond Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. by partnering up with Netflix for five miniseries, with Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage building to a small screen team-up in The Defenders.During an interview with Kevin Smith on his podcast Fatman on Batman (via ComicBook), […]

The increasing marginalisation of Superman in what we thought was his own franchise? Or the most exciting thing to happen since The Avengers teamed up? Regardless of how you feel, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and at least Cyborg will be coming together to form the Justice League on film. Warner Bros. president of worldwide production […]

In Security, 2013 Directed by Adam and Evan Beamer. Starring Ethan Embry, Michael Gladis, Clea DuVall, Cary Elwes, Vinnie Jones, Ed Begley Jr., Adam Arkin and Ving Rhames. SYNOPSIS: Owners of a failing home security business resort to robbing their way through the neighbourhood in hopes of attracting clients. Their scheme backfires as they accidentally […]

Blue Ruin, 2013 Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier Starring Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack, Eve Plumb SYNOPSIS: A mysterious outsider’s quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… We talk about VOD and streaming services, against the illegal piracy audiences turn to when watching Game of Thrones, but we are forgetting about the obvious. Home Theatre Review writes: “The Kaleidescape Cinema One, (or the K-scape we call it here at HomeTheaterReview) the high-end storage locker for […]

The Case Against 8, 2014 Directed by Ben Cotner and Ryan White SYNOPSIS: A behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court. Human emotion can be a powerful […]

Dinosaur 13, 2014 Directed by Todd Douglas Miller SYNOPSIS: The true tale of one of the greatest discoveries in history. Before 1990, only 12 Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils had been found which were, at best, 40% complete. However a dig site in South Dakota discovered a T-Rex that was around 80% in tact – the biggest paleontological […]

Scott Davis reviews episodes 1 and 2 of 24: Live Another Day… As the tick of the clock sounds, the goosebumps begin to form on the back of your neck and down your arms. And then, as the graphic shudders red and orange, the electronic music behind it enters sharply, and one thing is for […]

Andy Naylor reviews Child of Light… Don’t be confused by Child of Light, it’s not an indie game, despite all appearances suggesting otherwise. It’s a 2D platformer from French mega-studio, Ubisoft. They’ve identified the current popular trend in the market and leapt in – with great success in all honesty. The entire atmosphere of the game feels like […]