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 […]

Grave of the Fireflies, (Japanese: Hotaru no haka) 1988. Directed by Isao Takahata. Featuring the voice talents of J. Robert Spencer, Rhoda Chrosite, Amy Jones and Veronica Taylor. SYNOPSIS: A tragic film covering a young boy and his little sister’s struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. Celebrating its 25th anniversary and UK […]

All Is Lost, 2013. Directed by J.C. Chandor.Starring Robert Redford. SYNOPSIS: A man is drifting 1700 nautical miles from the Sumatra Straits. How did he get there and will he ever reach dry land again? J.C. Chandor’s All Is Lost is an original and totally absorbing tale of one man pitted against the elements. It […]

Do Elephants Pray?, 2010. Directed by Paul Hills.Starring Jonnie Hurn, Julie Drey, Marc Warren, Rosie Fellner and John Last. SYNOPSIS: An uninspired advertising executive struggles to find any meaning in his life. The arrival of a mysterious free-spirited French woman into his life leads him to question everything. On the face of it, there are […]

Only God Forgives, 2013. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringam, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam and Tom Burke. SYNOPSIS: Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok’s criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother’s recent death. Nicolas Winding Refn’s […]

Behind the Candelabra, 2013. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.Starring Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd, and Scott Bakula. SYNOPSIS: An intimate study of Liberace’s five-year relationship with Scott Thorson. It is hard to believe, watching Behind the Candelabra, that the word bling was not coined in Liberace’s honour. This man was the king – […]

The Great Beauty (Italian: La grande bellezza), 2013. Written and Directed by Paolo Sorrentino.Starring Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone and Sabrina Ferilli. SYNOPSIS: Jep Gambardella, doyen of the chattering classes, undergoes an existential crisis. Paolo Sorrentino, riding high on previous successes, most notably Il Divo, comes to Cannes with a Roman tale of Jep Gambardella (Toni […]