Oliver Davis reviews the ninth episode of Game of Thrones Season Four…. The Watchers on the Wall. Directed by Neil Marshall. Written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The usual format of these Game of Thrones reviews – a by-character breakdown, emulating the chapter perspectives of George R. R. Martin’s books – falters this […]

Oliver Davis reviews 2000AD’s Prog 1885… Borag thungg! Just like the mighty organ, we’ll start with Judge Dredd and his latest storyline Trauma Town. Michael Carroll’s plot is decent enough, with Dredd and a few other Judges falling victim to nightmarish visions. The pervading theory is that a power Psi is the cause, but the […]

The Voices, 2014 Directed by Marjane Satrapi. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton and Anna Kendrick. SYNOPSIS: A factory worker accidentally murders his co-worker after hearing voices from his pet dog and cat. Festival films come thick and fast during the press screenings. It’s hard to keep track of what the next movie is about. Glancing […]

Frank, 2014 Directed by Lenny Abrahamson. Starring Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson and Maggie Gyllenhaal. SYNOPSIS: A young musician joins an eccentric band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank. Lenny Abrahamson released a terrific film called What Richard Did last year. Leaving the theatre left you slightly winded, as was the movie’s moral punch. It was […]

Oliver Davis reviews the sixth episode of Game of Thrones Season Four… The Laws of Gods and Men. Directed by Alik Sakharov. Written by Bryan Cogman. Davos Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham) really is one of Westeros’ nice guys. Despite his best friend, Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), locking him away in a dungeon for months on […]

Oliver Davis reviews the seventh episode of Game of Thrones Season Four…. Mockingbird. Directed by Alik Sakharov. Written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Arya There are many odd couple pairings in Game of Thrones – Bronn and Jaime, Pod and Brienne, Stannis and Davos – but the most endearing by far is Arya […]

Oliver Davis reviews the second episode of Game of Thrones Season Four…. The Lion and the Rose. Directed by Alex Graves. Written by George R. R. Martin. Nobody major usually dies in these earlier Game of Thrones episodes. The big plot events are often kept until the close of a season, historically episode 9. So […]

EDC 2013: Under the Electric Sky, 2014 Directed by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz. Starring Pasquale Rotella, Tiesto and Avicii. SYNOPSIS: A documentary following revelers at EDC 2013, the largest dance music event in North America. 3D shades aside, I prefer to go into festival films as blind as possible. It’s a dangerous game of […]

They Came Together, 2014 Directed by David Wain. Starring Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler. SYNOPSIS: A couple tell the story of how they first met, which just so happens to have all the plot points of a by-numbers romantic comedy. Just look at that poster. At first glance, the tone appears like any other romantic […]

Hits, 2014 Directed by David Cross. Starring Matt Walsh, Meredith Hagner, Micheal Cera and David Koechner. SYNOPSIS: A disgruntled New Yorker’s cause is taken up by a hipster think tank from Brooklyn. “Written and directed by David Cross, based on a true story that hasn’t happened yet.” *Google translates opening credits* “Strap in.” Preconceptions are […]