Hulk, 2003. Directed by Ang Lee. Starring Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Nick Nolte, and Josh Lucas. SYNOPSIS: An accident results in a scientist turning into a big green monster whenever he gets angry. The question I’m left pondering once the credits have rolled is – was Ang Lee the right person to direct […]

Blake Howard sinks his teeth into The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1… So I’m not going to bother reviewing Twilight for fear of measuring it in the standard that I’m normally used to, that is to say – as a FILM and not a phenomenon. I’m mainly going to compare it with comparable […]

The Avengers (a.k.a. Avengers Assemble), 2012. Written and Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Gwyneth Paltrow and Paul Bettany. SYNOPSIS: When an alien being arrives and threatens the planet, a plan must […]

Film journalist Nick Goundry considers the future of cinema’s third dimension… The Titanic sails back into cinemas in April 2012 in a bid to recoup more of the staggering production costs it incurred way back in the late 90s. What’s that you say? It did alright the first time round? Well, either way, James Cameron […]

Léon, 1994. Directed by Luc Besson. Starring Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, and Natalie Portman. SYNOPSIS: A professional hitman takes under his wing a twelve year-old girl and trains her in his job. Léon may be an English speaking film set in New York City, but it has a distinctly European feel to it which can […]

A few months back it was reported that director David Yates would follow up his work on the closing installment in the blockbuster Harry Potter feature film series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, with an adaptation of Stephen King’s epic post-apocalyptic novel, The Stand, only for Yates to turn down the opportunity […]

The Wicker Tree, 2011. Written and Directed by Robin Hardy. Starring Graham McTavish, Jacqueline Leonardas, Brittania Nicol, Honeysuckle Weeks, Henry Garrett and Clive Russell. SYNOPSIS: Two devout Christians are sent on a mission to spread the word of God to the residents of Tressock in Scotland, where they are invited to take part in a […]

Demons 2 (Italian: Dèmoni 2), 1986. Directed by Lamberto Bava. Starring David Edwin Knight, Nancy Brilli, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Bobby Rhodes and Asia Argento. SYNOPSIS: An apartment building becomes infected by demons, who then proceed to prey on the tenants. Following the success of Demons, it came as no surprise that Dario Argento would produce a […]

Demons (Italian: Dèmoni), 1985. Directed by Lamberto Bava. Starring Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny and Fiore Argento. SYNOPSIS: A group of people find themselves trapped in a movie theatre infected by ravenous demons. When discussing Italian cinema, it’s impossible not to mention the horror genre. Furthermore it’s also impossible not to mention Dario Argento. […]

The Avengers (a.k.a. Avengers Assemble), 2012. Written and Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Gwyneth Paltrow and Paul Bettany. SYNOPSIS: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes assemble to protect the Earth from Loki and his […]