Farewell to the King, 1989. Directed by John Milius. Starring Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae and Gerry Lopez. SYNOPSIS: After escaping a Japanese firing squad during World War II, a renegade American soldier flees to Borneo where he is adopted by a local tribe and made their king. John Milius’ career in film has […]

The House on Sorority Row, 1983. Directed by Mark Rosman. Starring Eileen Davidson, Kate McNeil, and Lois Kelso Hunt. SYNOPSIS: A house on sorority row finds itself home to a series of murders after a prank goes terribly wrong. Much like Black Christmas (1974), this movie concerns itself with the fate of a group of […]

Phantasm, 1979. Directed by Don Coscarelli. Starring Bill Thornbury, A. Michael Baldwin, Angus Scrimm and Reggie Bannister. SYNOPSIS: A young boy suspects a local mortician as the cause of recent mysterious disappearances. As American horror cinema was on the cusp of becoming flooded with recycled slasher films, thanks largely to the success of Halloween (1978), […]

The Five-Year Engagement, 2012. Directed by Nicolas Stoller. Starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Alison Brie and Chris Pratt. We made Bridesmaids. Remember Bridesmaids? You liked that, right? SYNOPSIS: Tom and Violet are engaged, but circumstance stalls actual marriage. Of all the Judd Apatow-influenced comedies – The 40-Year Old Virgin (Steve Carell), Knocked Up (Seth Rogen), […]

The Squad (a.k.a. El páramo), 2011. Directed Jaime Osorio Marquez. Starring Juan David Restrepo, Andrés Castañeda and Mateo Stevel. SYNOPSIS: A team of elite Colombian soldiers are sent to investigate a remote military outpost where they make a horrifying discovery. The survival horror has been a reliable go to for low budget cinema over the […]

Oliver Davis reviews the seventh episode of Game of Thrones Season Two… A Man Without Honor. Directed by David Nutter. Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Although not as good as last week’s episode, A Man Without Honor Honour is amongst the best of the series thus far. Nearly every other scene excels in […]

Luke Owen attends the ‘Summer Screens’ outdoor screening of the classic time-travel comedy Back to the Future… A couple of months ago a friend of mine posted up on his Facebook that he was attending an outdoor screening of one of my favourite movies of all time – Back to the Future. Intrigued, I looked […]

Scott Davis reviews the latest episode of Community…. Don’t mention the war… As the new series of Community continues in earnest under its new leadership, one thing that seems to be consistent so far is its earnestness. A change to the sharp, quote-along aspect of its early nature, Community is beginning to involve into a […]

Matt Smith reviews the latest episode of The Following… So, another week, another episode. It’s not getting old, but it feels kind of routine now (especially as I’ve noticed I begin most reviews of The Following with ‘So…’). I can’t remember my life before Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy were in it, butting heads as […]

Helen Murdoch presents the most inappropriate Valentine’s Day movies… We’re at that time of year once again where the high street is littered with heart sharped balloons, teddy bears, chocolate and so on. If you’re planning to stay in and watch a movie remember to choose wisely. We’ve compiled a list of 5 of the […]