Liam Trim discusses the cinematic adaptation of David Nicholls’ One Day in the second of a three part feature (read part one here)… In Part One I reviewed One Day and compared it to the phenomenally successful book it’s based upon. This is Part Two, in which I suggest alternatives to Anne Hathaway. I know, […]

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Stephen Graham and Kathy Burke. SYNOPSIS: During the Cold War a spy is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Russian double-agent inside the British intelligence community. The cobwebs […]

Double Impact, 1991. Directed by Sheldon Lettich. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bolo Yeung, Geoffrey Lewis, Alonna Shaw, Corinna Everson. SYNOPSIS: Twenty-five years after being seperated at birth, twins Chad and Alex are reunited to avenge their parents’ deaths. Special offers are great! BOGOF! Get one Jean Claude Van Damme, and you’ll get another free. Double […]

Points of Interest, 2011. Directed by Anthony Lopez and Jon Salimes. SYNOPSIS: In the summer of 2010, a group of filmmakers accompanied the bands Juniper Tar and Strand of Oaks on a 10-day tour of the American East Coast. This film is the result of what happened; as best they remember it. How do I […]

Hatchet II, 2010. Written and Directed by Adam Green. Starring Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder and Tony Todd. SYNOPSIS: Having escaped the deranged killer Victor Crowley, Marybeth returns to the bayou with an army of gunmen to end the butcher’s reign of terror once and for all. I happen to be quite a big fan of […]

Fright Night 3D, 2011. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Toni Collette, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Imogen Poots and Dave Franco. SYNOPSIS: A high-school student discovers that his next door neighbour is a vampire. Straight away I want to say this is one of the year’s worst films. And hereby follows a […]

The Guard, 2011. Directed by John Michael McDonagh.Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, David Wilmot, Rory Keenan and Mark Strong. SYNOPSIS: A small town Irish cop with a confrontational personality teams up with an FBI agent to investigate an international cocaine-smuggling ring. The Guard is an small, off-beat film that works well as a […]

Horrible Bosses, 2011. Written and Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. SYNOPSIS: Three friends conspire to murder each of their horrible bosses. Sometimes a cast can really say it all. You see a comedy with the cast/comedic pedigree of Horrible Bosses […]

Page Eight, 2011. Written and Directed by David Hare. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon, Felcity Jones, Ewen Bremner, Tom Hughes and Judy Davis. SYNOPSIS: An MI5 officer’s boss dies, leaving behind a file which threatens the stability of the organisation. Page Eight, written and directed by David Hare and currently available […]

The Skin I Live In (Spanish: La piel que habito), 2011. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya and Jan Cornet. SYNOPSIS: An eminent plastic surgeon becomes obsessed with creating a new type of synthetic skin capable of withstanding any kind of damage. The Skin I Live In is a masterfully created piece […]