Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, 2011. Directed by Lasse Hallström. Starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked, Catherine Steadman, Tom Mison, Rachael Stirling and Kristin Scott Thomas. SYNOPSIS: A fisheries expert is employed by a wealthy Sheikh to help bring salmon fishing to Yemen. On the way he has a journey encompassing the all-important things […]
DVD Review – Murder by Decree (1979)
Murder by Decree, 1979. Directed by Bob Clark. Starring Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, Donald Sutherland, John Gielgud, Anthony Quayle, Geneviève Bujold and Frank Finlay. SYNOPSIS: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves on the trail of Jack the Ripper as they investigate the notorious Whitechapel murders. Sherlock Holmes has offered a […]
Second Opinion – The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games, 2012. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and Woody Harrelson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl must compete in The Hunger Games – a televised event where ‘Tributes’ must fight to the death. This is a film review, not a book […]
Thoughts on… 28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later…, 2002. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Cillian Murphy, Noah Huntley, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns and Christopher Eccleston. SYNOPSIS: A virus sweeps across Britain, turning the population into raging creatures. Four weeks later, a man in a coma awakes to find the country in a dire state. Before discussing 28 Days […]
Thoughts on… Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1990. Directed by Steve Barron. Starring Josh Pais, Michelan Sisti, Robbie Rist, Leif Tilden, Corey Feldman, David Forman, Brian Tochi, Kevin Clash, Judith Hoag, David McCharen and Elias Koteas. SYNOPSIS: Four teenage mutant ninja turtles must face a villainous foe in order to protect their master and save New York City. […]
Movie Review – Into the Abyss (2011)
Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life, 2011. Written and Directed by Werner Herzog. SYNOPSIS: Werner Herzog interviews various people from a small town in Texas involved in a triple homicide. The repercussions of the murders itself are explored from different points of view. Werner Herzog’s latest documentary is a tale […]
Movie Review – The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games, 2012. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and Woody Harrelson. SYNOPSIS: Teenager Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is forced to compete in The Hunger Games, a nationally televised event in which ‘Tributes’ must fight with one another until a sole […]
Thoughts on… American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty, 1999. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: A middle aged man finds himself questioning what his life has become and promptly embarks on a mid-life crisis. The world, and particularly America, is now a very different place than […]
DVD Review – Kill Keith (2011)
Kill Keith, 2011. Directed by Andy Thompson. Starring Keith Chegwin, Marc Pickering, Susannah Fielding and Tony Blackburn. SYNOPSIS: Candidates to replace the lead anchor of breakfast show Up the Crack of Dawn start dying mysterious deaths. Who could possibly be behind them? There’s a serial killer on the loose, killing candidates to host a breakfast […]
DVD Review – The Doom Generation (1995)
The Doom Generation, 1995. Directed by Gregg Araki. Starring James Duval, Rose McGowan and Johnathon Schaech. SYNOPSIS: Two troubled teens and an adolescent drifter embark on a sex and violence-fuelled journey across America. When future historians look back to cinema to see what people of the past were like, I really hope they don’t stumble […]
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