The Fighter, 2010. Directed by David O. Russell. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. SYNOPSIS: An inspirational drama exploring the remarkable rise of Massachusetts-born junior welterweight boxing champion “Irish” Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg). It seems like every single week through 2011 a new Oscar nominated and much hyped film hits our […]

Brighton Rock, 2011. Written and Directed by Rowan Joffe. Starring Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Serkis, Helen Mirren and John Hurt. SYNOPSIS: Pinkie (Sam Riley) is a young gangster in 60s Brighton who must seduce the naïve Rose (Andrea Riseborough) after she is a potential witness to to a murder Pinkie’s gang committed. The first […]

Black Dynamite, 2009. Directed by Scott Sanders. Starring Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson, Arsenio Hall, Kevin Chapman and Tommy Davidson. SYNOPSIS: After his brother is killed, the gun-toting, nunchuck-wielding, ladies man and soul brother Black Dynamite sets out for revenge against ‘The Man’. On November 4th 2008, history was made. After months of campaigning, picketing, […]

The Last Remake of Beau Geste, 1977. Directed by Marty Feldman. Starring Marty Feldman, Michael York, Ann-Margaret, Peter Ustinov, Sinéad Cusack, James Earl Jones, Burt Kwouk, Trevor Howard, Avery Schreiber, Irene Handl, Henry Gibson, Terry-Thomas, Roy Kinnear, Spike Milligan, Hugh Griffith and Ed McMahon. SYNOPSIS: Digby Geste (Feldman) and his ‘identical’ twin brother Beau (York) […]

22 Bullets (French: L’immortel), 2010. Directed by Richard Berry. Starring Jean Reno, Kad Merad, Marina Foïs, Gabriella Wright, Fani Kolarova, Daniel Lundh and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. SYNOPSIS: After being left for dead with 22 bullets riddled in his body, a retired mobster somehow survives and sets out to gain revenge on the only man who would […]

Catfish, 2010. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. SYNOPSIS: A riveting story of love, deception and grace within a labyrinth of online intrigue. When I first heard about Catfish, it sounded like a ramshackle film cobbled together to capitalise on Facebook fever, and in particular, the enormous success of David Fincher’s The Social Network. […]

Outcast, 2010. Directed by Colm McCarthy.Starring James Nesbitt, Niall Bruton, Hanna Stanbridge, James Cosmo, Kate Dickie, Karen Gillan and Christine Tremarco. SYNOPSIS: On the run from a deadly pursuer and using an ancient form of magic to hide themselves, an Irish traveller and her son find themselves hiding out in a run down Edinburgh council […]

I’m Still Here, 2010. Directed by Casey Affleck. Starring Joaquin Phoenix. SYNOPSIS: Announcing his retirement from acting, Joaquin Phoenix embarks on a journey to establish himself as a successful rapper. I’m Still Here is one of those curios, that which the hype and marketing surrounding the film end up completely overshadowing the film itself. For […]

The Hole, 2009. Directed by Joe Dante. Starring Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble, Teri Polo and Bruce Dern. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers discover a mysterious hole in the basement of their new home that forces them to confront their darkest fears. In the vein of 80’s kids horrors such as Gremlins, The Hole (from Gremlins […]

The only Chitty Chitty Bang Bang capable of getting you to the shops is to be sold by a Holywood memorabilia company. Unlike the vehicle from the film it won’t let you fly to Tesco in style for your groceries, and the amount of room in the eccentric interior is questionable, but you could, in […]