The Four Just Men (a.k.a. The Secret Four), 1939. Directed by Walter Forde.Starring Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Frank Lawton, Francis L.Sullivan, Anna Lee and Alan Napier. SYNOPSIS: The Four Just Men are a secret group of British operatives dedicated to keeping the country’s overseas interests secure. When he is rescued from a cell, James Terry […]

Frozen Silence (Spanish: Silencio en la nieve), 2011. Directed by Gerardo Herrero.Starring Juan Diego Botto, Carmelo Gomez, Rafa Castejon. SYNOPSIS: In World War II, a former police inspector is tasked with hunting a brutal killer amidst the chaos, death and destruction of the Russian Front. The Second World War has been a consistent source of […]

Star Trek Into Darkness, 2013. Directed by J.J. Abrams.Starring Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood, and Peter Weller. SYNOPSIS: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt […]

Beat Girl, 2013. Directed by Mairtin de Barra.Starring Louise Dylan, Percelle Ascott, Michael Higgs, Miles Richardson. SYNOPSIS: Heather (Louise Dylan) is a training to be a classical piano player and to get into Juilliard.  Her mother has recently died and she has to live with her estranged Father (Michael Higgs) and step brother (Percelle Ascott). […]

Blood, 2012. Directed by Nick MurphyStarring Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Mark Strong and Brian Cox. SYNOPSIS: A psychological thriller charting the disintegration of a police family as two brothers living in the shadow of their father investigate the murder of a young girl… Supernatural noir is not usually something you would associate with the UK […]

Baron Blood (Italian: Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga), 1972. Directed by Mario BavaStarring Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Antonio Cantafora, Massimo Girotti and Rada Rassimov. SYNOPSIS: Newly graduated Peter travels to Vienna to explore his Austrian heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, the murderous Baron Otto von Kleist. While playfully flirting with […]

Star Trek Into Darkness, 2013. Directed by J.J. Abrams.Starring Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, and Peter Weller. SYNOPSIS: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a […]

Chimpanzee, 2012. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield. SYNOPSIS: Disneynature’s new documentary follows the life of an energetic yet vulnerable young chimp, Oscar, living deep within the Taï rainforest. Introducing children to the natural world may be a daunting prospect for a parent – it’s full of copious mating, fights to the death, and […]

Since the announcement that Disney was developing a new Star Wars trilogy, there hasn’t been a week in which a casting rumour has appeared online. Well this week is no different, and the latest name linked to Star Wars: Episode VII is national treasure and recent Oscar nominee Judi Dench (Skyfall, Philomena), with the Full […]

Chris Cooper reviews the first issue of Utrom Empire, a TMNT mini-series from IDW….“Intrigue and betrayal abound on Burnow Island! This mini-series takes us to the Technodrome where Krang’s plans to destroy the Earth are ramping up. Little does he know that Baxter Stockman plans to harness its power for himself! As the two villains […]