Battleship, 2012. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Tadanobu Asano and Liam Neeson. SYNOPSIS: A fleet of ships battle an armada of extra-terrestrial origins. The new film based on a property from the toy company Hasbro, this time the board-game Battleship, has finally been released and, well, it’s something […]

We Need to Talk About Kevin, 2011. Written and Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly and Ezra Miller. SYNOPSIS: A mother must deal with the grief of raising a son who goes on a high school killing spree. With 14 awards under its belt (although snubbed of the BAFTA this past […]

Hostel: Part II, 2007. Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips and Richard Burgi. SYNOPSIS: Three female Americans travelling through Europe find themselves at a hostel with a violent reputation. Despite having some problems with Hostel (2005), I have to admit that overall I didn’t think it was too […]

Tom Jolliffe looks forward to the return of Michael Biehn… Growing up in the 80s with a love of cinema that would eventually flourish into full blown geekdom, I – like many film nerds of my generation – was weaned on the brilliance of 80s action cinema. For most film fanatics there’s a rite of […]

Rumours of Harrison Ford’s potential return to the character of Deckard in Ridley Scott’s forthcoming sequel/reboot/remake of seminal 80s sci-fi Blade Runner have again been flatly denied by Alcon Entertainment, Deadline reports. Alcon’s co-founder Andrew Kosove said, “What we are trying to do with Ridley now is go through the painstaking process of trying to […]

With Disney’s $250m-budgeted space fantasy John Carter rapidly slipping down the charts – having banked a global haul of just $184m to date – the studio have released a statement via Deadline confirming that they expect to make a major loss on the Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation: “In light of the theatrical performance of John […]

High School Musical 3: Senior Year, 2008. Directed by Kenny Ortega. Starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Olesya Rulin. SYNOPSIS: The Wildcats of East High School are now seniors and with graduation fast approaching they have to make some serious decisions about their future. High School Musical 3: Senior […]

High School Musical 2, 2007. Directed by Kenny Ortega. Starring Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel and Corbin Bleu. SYNOPSIS: It’s summer vacation for the Wildcats at East High School, but with the pressures of summer jobs weighing down on them will they be able to work it out? I’ll be the first […]

Wrath of the Titans, 2012. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Édgar Ramírez, Rosamund Pike, Toby Kebbell, Bill Nighy and Danny Huston. SYNOPSIS: Perseus (Sam Worthington) must travel into the underworld to save his father Zeus (Liam Neeson) from the combined threat of Ares (Édgar Ramírez) and Hades (Ralph Fiennes). […]

Swinging with the Finkels, 2011. Directed by Jonathan Newman. Starring Martin Freeman, Mandy Moore, Melissa George,Jerry Stiller, Jonathan Silverman and Angus Deayton. SYNOPSIS: A London couple take up swinging in an effort to save their failing marriage. It is a big year for Martin Freeman. This could well be the defining year of his cinematic […]