The Lone Ranger, 2013 Directed by Gore Verbinski.Starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Ruth Wilson, and Helena Bonham-Carter. SYNOPSIS: An elderly Tonto narrates the origin of the Lone Ranger, where John Reid becomes an outlaw to seek justice for his murdered brother. The Lone Ranger has been savaged by critics, so much […]

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, 2013. Directed by Declan Lowney.Starring Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee, Anna Maxwell Martin, Nigel Lindsay, Felicity Montagu, Simon Greenall and Phil Cornwell. SYNOPSIS: When Alan’s radio station, North Norfolk Digital, is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having […]

Planes, 2013. Directed by Klay Hall.Featuring the voice talents of Val Kilmer, Priyanka Chopra, Anthony Edwards, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyus, Dane Cook, John Cleese, Brad Garrett, Stacy Keach, Larry the Cable Guy and Cedric the Entertainer. SYNOPSIS: Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is […]

The Heat, 2013. Directed by Paul Fieg.Starring Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demian Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport, Jane Curtin, Spoken Reasons and Dan Bakkedahl. SYNOPSIS: An uptight FBI Agent and a ‘doesn’t play by the rules’ Boston cop have to team up to bring down a drug lord. Racist. Sexist. Stereotyping of foreigners and highly […]

Quest for Fire, 1981. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.Starring Everett McGill, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Kadi, Rae Dawn Chong and Gary Schwartz. SYNOPSIS: This story takes place in prehistoric time when three prehistoric tribesmen search for a new fire source. In the cinematic universe there exists a galaxy. This (cinematic) galaxy is populated with daring films which […]

RED 2, 2013. Directed by Dean Parisot.Starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, and Anthony Hopkins. SYNOPSIS: Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. Without fear of reducing a review to its […]

Fruitvale Station, 2013. Written and Directed by Ryan Coogler.Starring Michael B. Jordan, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Melonie Diaz and Octavia Spencer. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008. Fruitvale Station is directed by first time […]

The Lottery of Birth, 2013. Directed by Raoul Martinez and Joshua van Praag. SYNOPSIS: A documentary exploring the social, cultural and psychological elements involved in the shaping of human identities. The Lottery of Birth is the first of three films in a documentary series entitled Creating Freedom, which endeavour to examine modern notions of power […]

Damn you Tim Minear. The writer and producer of Firefly has teased fans of Joss Whedon’s cult classic television series in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, suggesting a possible return as a limited series. While discussing the show, he said: “I would never foreclose the possibility [of a return]. The fact that it was even […]

With the animated movie Batman: Assault on Arkham set for release later this year, Anthony Stokes feels that Arkham Asylum would be better suited as a live-action movie…. A lot of the time I find myself stuck in the middle of excitement and disappointment with news that is generally regarded as a reason to celebrate. […]