We’ve heard quite a bit about Ben Affleck’s Batsuit today (read Jennifer Garner’s thoughts here and Kevin Smith’s reactions here), but with the news that Batman vs. Superman has been pushed back to 2016, we can expect more and more rumours to come out about the Man of Steel sequel. Such rumours are once again […]

Blow Out, 1981. Directed by Brian De Palma.Starring John Travolta, Nancy Allen and John Lithgow. SYNOPSIS: A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger. Brian De Palma has directed a number of iconic Hollywood movies. He broke the mould with […]

Stranded, 2013. Directed by Roger Christian.Starring Christian Slater, Brendan Fehr, Amy Matysio, and Michael Therriault. SYNOPSIS: Four isolated astronauts on board a bio-dome space craft experience a ghostly intercession after a meteor storm, leading to paranoia, fear and death. I was trapped watching Stranded. Trapped on a train travelling home from London. There was nowhere […]

Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot, 2008. Directed by Adam Yauch. SYNOPSIS: Eight of the U.S.’s top high school basketball players compete in the first “Elite 24” tournament at Rucker Park. When I was young and I had just started Senior school (so that’s Senior 1, or Year 7 in new money), I took an interest […]

The Numbers Station, 2013. Directed by Kasper Barfoed.Starring  John Cusak, Malin Akerman, Liam Cunningham and Hannah Murray. SYNOPSIS: A former black ops agent and the young woman he’s assigned to protect fight for survival after a surprise attack. Directed by Kasper Barfoed (The Candidate) and produced by Bryan and Sean Furst (Daybreakers), The Numbers Station […]

Dr. Who and the Daleks, 1965. Directed by Gordon Flemyng.Starring Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden and Roberta Tovey. SYNOPSIS: The Doctor (Peter Cushing) discovers the planet of Skaro. A primitive world devasted by nuclear war and populated by two warring species, a peaceful tribe known as the Thrals and a life form heavily mutated […]

Daleks’ Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D., 1966. Directed by Gordon Flemyng.Starring Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbens, Jill Curzon and Roberta Tovey. SYNOPSIS: The Earth of 2150 AD is a desolate and hostile ruin of a planet, crumbling at the edge of civilisation, slowly disappearing into the darkness of space. For the future of planet earth now belongs […]

The Great Gatsby, 2013. Directed by Baz Luhrmann.Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, and Jason Clarke. SYNOPSIS: A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbour. Baz Luhrmann’s remake of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby may just be his most […]

The Hangover Part III, 2013. Directed by Todd Phillips.Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS:This time, there’s no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off. Definition of vacuous: Adjective: Having or showing a lack […]

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, 2012. Directed by Stewart Hendler.Starring Tom Green, Anna Popplewell, Enisha Brewster, Osric Chau, Kat De Lieva, Mike Dopud, Ayelet Zurer and Daniel Cudmore. SYNOPSIS: A conflicted military rookie, Thomas Lasky, is thrown in to heat of battle deep in the Halo universe when his training academy is unexpectedly ambushed by […]