Another Year, 2010. Directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Peter Wright, Oliver Maltman and Imelda Staunton. SYNOPSIS: A happily married couple are surrounded over the course of a year by friends, family and colleagues each with varying degrees of unhappiness. Prior to watching Another Year I was not in awe […]

The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1996. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk, Ron Perlman, Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, Temuera Morrison and William Hootkins. SYNOPSIS: On a remote island a visionary doctor combines animal DNA with that of humans, upsetting the balance of nature. Dante described nine circles of hell. Various Chinese beliefs […]

DJ Haza reflects on the highs and lows of 2010 with more “Frustrated Ramblings Of An Aspiring Filmmaker”… As the final days of 2010 pass me by I’ve decided to reminisce and rant about the films that have flickered through my brown eyes over the last 12 months. Some have quite rightly amazed me. Others […]

TT3D: Closer to the Edge, 2011. Directed by Richard De Aragues. Narrated by Jared Leto. SYNOPSIS: A documentary about the Isle of Man’s famed TT motorcycle race. For those that are unfamiliar with the Isle of Man and its world famous TT races let me assure you it’s thrilling, frightening and very dangerous. The small […]

Holy Rollers, 2010. Directed by Kevin Asch. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor, Jason Fuchs, Q-Tip and Danny A. Abeckaser. SYNOPSIS: A young Hasidic Jew from an Orthadox Brooklyn community finds himself exposed to the exciting and gritty worlds of the Manhattan and Amsterdam nightlife when he starts working for an Israeli gangster and […]

Memento, 2000. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano. SYNOPSIS: A man suffering from short term memory loss hunts for the murderer of his wife. Ideally I like to write my reviews shortly after I’ve watched a film, as I’m doing now. First impressions are important right? I think recording […]

Black Swan, 2010. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder. SYNOPSIS: A ballet dancer finds herself competing with a rival for the lead in a production of Swan Lake and must embrace her dark side in order to win the role, but at what cost? One […]

Thor, 2011. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander, Joshua Dallas, Tadanobu Asano, Clark Gregg, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS:Cast out of Asgard by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) arrives […]

TRON: Legacy, 2010. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Bruce Boxleitner, Olivia Wilde, Michael Sheen and James Frain. SYNOPSIS: Investigating the disappearance of his father Kevin (Jeff Bridges), Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) is drawn into the digital world of ‘The Grid’. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) is looking for his father, Kevin (Jeff […]

London Boulevard, 2010. Directed by William Monahan. Starring Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, David Thewlis, Anna Friel, Ray Winstone, Ben Chaplin, Stephen Graham and Eddie Marsan. SYNOPSIS: A man newly released from prison falls in love with a reclusive young movie star and finds himself in a duel with a vicious gangster. The trailer for London […]