Sebastian Bergman (Swedish: Den fördömde) – Series 1. Directed by Daniel Espinosa and Michael Hjorth. Starring Rolf Lassgård, Gunnel Fred and Tomas Laustiola. SYNOPSIS: A strong-minded, politically incorrect and grief-stricken criminal profiler helps police to solve the murder of a 15 year old boy before finding himself on the trail of a brutal serial killer. […]

Despite the fact that Disney has already halted production on their big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger once last year amid budgetary concerns, it seems that director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are yet to learn their lesson. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the budget for the Johnny Depp / Armie Hammer team-up […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Kev Geoghegan writes for the BBC, regarding Ken Loach’s use of language in The Angels’ Share: “Film director Ken Loach has criticised British film censors for asking him to remove swear words from his new film in order to qualify for a 15 certificate … Loach said the […]

Luke Owen on last night’s episode of The Apprentice 2012… In last week’s review, I said about Steven: “I don’t think he’ll win next week and I am looking forward to seeing him buckle under the pressure.” Sometimes it’s so hard being this right all the time. *disengage Smug Mode* Yes, after 10 annoying weeks, […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Betsy Sharkey writes for the LA Times about foul language in mainstram cinema: “Now, we head into summer, the prime time for big, bruising action flicks and lots of racy comic outrage and a grand opportunity for filmmakers to cross boundaries of taste on the language front. I’m […]

Luke Owen takes in a Planet of the Apes movie marathon… Where 3 guys watch franchise movies one after the other. Sponsored by Mountain Dew Energy and Bacon.. Despite only being our third outing, Movie Marathon Meeting is becoming the highlight of my month. Getting together with two of my best friends and kicking back […]

Luke Owen on last night’s episode of The Apprentice 2012… I remember a couple of years back, Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmundson proclaimed on his Apprentice video blog, “the fit one’s gooooooooone!” when one of the pretty candidates was fired. I didn’t quite do that yesterday (my girlfriend was in the room) but I did […]

According to Deadline, director Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel) is looking to get back behind the camera after his recent acting excursion in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, entering negotiations with Warner Bros.’ to direct the upcoming Dracula re-imagining Harker, which is set to star Russell Crowe (Les Miserables, Man of Steel) as Bram Stoker’s legendary […]

Anghus Houvouras dissects The Amazing Spider-Man’s ‘broken promise’… Spider-Man fans seem deeply divided on the ending to The Amazing Spider-Man, specifically the final moments dealing with the future of Gwen Stacy’s relationship with Peter Parker. Here’s some obsessive analysis over one of the fundamental differences between Sam Raimi’s take on the character, and Marc Webb’s […]

Legendary British comedian, actor and writer Eric Sykes has died aged 89 after a short illness. Born in Oldham in 1923, Sykes went to become one of the country’s best-loved comic talents through his radio, film, television and stage work, enjoying a career that spanned seven decades and saw him collaborate with a host British […]