Edge of the Empire, 2010. Written and Directed by Nirattisai Kaljareuk. Starring Arnut Rapanit, Lalisa Sontirod and Than Thanakorn. SYNOPSIS: In 757, the Qin dynasty unleashes its army to impose the emperor’s will upon the free tribes in the Cheung Dao Valley, China, forcing the six Tai tribes (the legendary ancestors of the Thai people) […]

James Ellis on the unsung heroes of film… Most people don’t realise what goes into making the films we love and adore. There is pre-production – all the writing of scripts and getting everything and everybody together. Then there is the production – all the shooting and explosions and arty bits. Finally there is the […]

The Social Network, 2010. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer and Max Minghella. SYNOPSIS: A drama about the creation of social networking website Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg. It’s 3am or a similarly ridiculous hour. The sane and the content are asleep in […]

Sucker Punch, 2011. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Oscar Isaac, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm and Scott Glenn. SYNOPSIS: Locked in an institution against her will, a young woman fights for her freedom in a vivid dream world that blurs the boundaries between what is real […]

The King Maker, 2005. Directed by Lek Kitaparaporn. Starring Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies and Cindy Burbridge. SYNOPSIS: A Portuguese soldier of fortune sets sail for the Orient seeking the man who killed his father. Last year the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was dubbed a “King Maker” by many in the press, due to the […]

The Unforgiving, 2010. Written and Directed by Alastair Orr. Starring Ryan Macquet, Craig Hawks, Claire Opperman and Michael Thompson. SYNOPSIS: Two survivors are the only link to a spate of killings that has plagued a desolate highway on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Taking its cue from various torture porn fare like Saw and Hostel, The […]

Fists of Rage a.k.a. Honor, 2006. Directed by David Worth. Starring Jason Barry, Russell Wong, Roddy Piper and Linda Park. SYNOPSIS: Two street warriors come to understand that not every battle is fought for money or power. Familiarity can be a good thing. An old pair of trainers that fit smoothly and snugly to your […]

We Are What We Are, 2010. Written and Directed by Jorge Michel Grau. Starring Adrián Aguirre, Miriam Balderas, Francisco Barreiro, Carmen Beato and Alan Chávez. SYNOPSIS: After the head of a family of cannibals dies, his wife and three children must confront the question of how to survive. We Are What We Are is a […]

The Adjustment Bureau, 2011. Directed by George Nolfi. Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Michael Kelly and Terence Stamp. SYNOPSIS: An ambitious politician falls in love with an enchanting ballerina but mysterious forces are determined to keep them apart and the agents of fate – the Adjustment Bureau – forbid him to […]

Jameson Cult Film Club screening of Monsters (2010) at The Royal College of Surgeons, London, 3rd March, 2011. Written and Directed by Gareth Edwards. Starring Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able. SYNOPSIS: A NASA space probe containing alien spores crashes in Mexico, turning the northern part of the country into a quarantined area known as ‘The […]