Outcast of the Islands, 1951. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Robert Morley, Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson and Wendy Hiller. SYNOPSIS: Escaping scandal in Makassar, a morally compromised man finds himself on a remote Indian Ocean trading outpost, where his malign influence soon spreads to all around him. The name Joseph Conrad might not immediately ring […]

The Cabin in the Woods, 2012. Directed by Drew Goddard. Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Jesse Williams, Anna Hutchison and Fran Kranz. SYNOPSIS: Five friends get much more than they bargained for during a break at a remote cabin in the woods. THIS IS A SPOILER-FREE REVIEW. There are some film […]

28 Weeks Later, 2007. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Starring Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton, Rose Byrne and Jeremy Renner. SYNOPSIS: Six months after the rage virus crippled England, an American military team enters the country to help re-establish the population. I’ve already addressed the terminology controversy in my review for 28 […]

Luke Owen attends the London press conference for The Muppets… When I went a press screening for The Muppets two weeks ago, I also had the pleasure of going to one of the most surreal yet amazing things I’ve ever attended. I went to a press conference with Kermit and Miss Piggy (and director James […]

Muppets fan Luke Owen weighs in on the debate over the ‘new voices’… Yesterday, I reviewed the newest movie from Muppet Studios, The Muppets. But one point kept coming up when I was talking about the film that I wanted to address here. There has been one big problem hanging over the Muppets, not just […]

D.J. Haza selects the top ten movie moustaches… This month is Movember… the month when gentleman grow a range of moustaches in order to raise money for men’s health charities, raise awareness for men’s health issues such as testicular cancer and also have a bit of fun. As I am myself growing a tash and […]

Le Havre, 2011. Written and Directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Blondin Miguel. SYNOPSIS: In the quiet city of Le Havre, optimistic old man Marcel and his misfit friends unite to protect young African immigrant Idrissa from deportation. The sleepy Normandy city of the title is the backdrop to […]

Caprice, 1967. Directed by Frank Tashlin. Starring Doris Day and Richard Harris. SYNOPSIS: A female spy (Doris Day) working for a cosmetics company gets caught up in a complex plot to discover the formula to a new hairspray. Teaming up with a fellow spy (Richard Harris) they discover an underworld involving more than just beauty […]

M, Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder, 1931. Directed by Fritz Lang. Starring Peter Lorre and Otto Wernicke. SYNOPSIS: In early 1930s Berlin a child killer is on the loose. The police and the local gangsters both independently vow to track him down. Despite being quite a prolific director, Fritz Lang is a name associated primarily […]

The Searchers, 1956. Directed by John Ford. Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond and Natalie Wood. SYNOPSIS: Returning to his brother’s family three years after the end of the civil war, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) is a bitter and resentful war veteran. Soon after his return, a Comanche attack his leaves his […]