Liam Trim reviews the latest Bond video game 007: Blood Stone… Right now the internet is ablaze with debate and gossip. Alright it always is, but at the moment fans everywhere are wondering who will be cast in the next James Bond film, the 23rd in the franchise. Last week two pretty heavyweight acting names […]
Thoughts on… Jackass 3D (2010)
Jackass 3D, 2010. Directed by Jeff Tremaine. Starring Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Steve-O, Jason ‘Wee Man’ Acuña, Preston Lacy, Chris Pontius and Ehren McGhehey. SYNOPSIS: The Jackass crew return for the third installment of their TV show spin-off. Here’s how I expected Jackass 3D to play out: Annoying American Moron 1: You ready […]
Double Bill: Burke and Hare / Shutter Island (2010)
Liam Trim on recent John Landis comedy Burke and Hare and Martin Scorsese’s psychological thriller Shutter Island… Burke and Hare, 2010. Directed by John Landis. Starring Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher and Tom Wilkinson. A week ago today I saw Burke and Hare at the cinema. Now ordinarily I wouldn’t dream of waiting an […]
Thoughts on… The Killer Inside Me (2010)
The Killer Inside Me, 2010. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson and Bill Pullman. SYNOPSIS: An unassuming small town sheriff leads a double life as a psychotic serial killer. British director Michael Winterbottom’s latest project The Trip, a “semi-real” comedy starring Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan as loose versions of […]
54th BFI London Film Festival: Africa United (2010)
Africa United, 2010. Directed by Debs Gardner-Paterson. Starring Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Nsengiyumva and Sanyu Joanita Kintu. SYNOPSIS: Three Rwandan children set out on an extraordinary journey across seven countries to achieve their ultimate dream of taking part in the 2010 Football World Cup opening ceremony. Africa United has been dubbed this year’s Slumdog Millionaire and […]
British Cinema: Harry Brown (2009)
Harry Brown, 2009. Directed by Daniel Barber. Starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Ben Drew, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Jack O’Connell and Liam Cunningham. SYNOPSIS: A retired Royal Marine takes matters into his own hands when his friend is murdered by a gang of young hoodlums. It’s difficult to precisely pinpoint the moment I fully embraced […]
Thoughts on… Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 2010. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Eli Wallach, Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon. SYNOPSIS: After emerging from prison disgraced corporate raider Gordon Gecko partners with a young Wall Street broker and sets out to alert the financial community to the impending economic […]
Dolph Lundgren is out for Round 2!
Tom Jolliffe discusses the ins and outs, ups and downs, past, present and future of Ivan Drago… One of the Reagan era children, from the taut, muscular womb of 80’s action cinema, Dolph Lundgren never quite hit the big league. In the shadow of Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Willis were Van Damme, Seagal, and Norris. Then […]
Thoughts on… A Single Man (2009)
A Single Man, 2009. Directed by Tom Ford. Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult and Matthew Goode. SYNOPSIS: After the death of his long-time companion, a middle-aged college professor decides to kill himself and goes about getting his affairs in order in what would otherwise be a normal day. I’ve seen A Single Man […]
Cult Classics: The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead, 1981. Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich and Theresa Tilly. SYNOPSIS: Five students journey to an isolated cabin where they find The Book of the Dead and unwittingly release an evil force from within the woods. The first outing in the deliciously campy Evil Dead […]
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