The Watermen, 2011. Written and Directed by Matt L. Lockhart. Starring Jason Mewes, Richard Riehle, Floyd Abel, Luke Guldan and Tyler Johnson. SYNOPSIS: A group of sport fishermen and their attractive lady friends go on a fishing trip, but they soon get captured by some murderous watermen and must fight for their lives. What worse […]

Hostel, 2005. Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson and Eythor Gudjonsson. SYNOPSIS: Three backpackers travelling through Europe find themselves staying in a hostel with a dark secret. It’s difficult to deny that Hostel is an important film within the horror genre, ushering in a wave of torture porn. David Edelstein’s 2006 article […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Philadelphia, 1993. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen and Antonio Banderas. Philadelphia is one of the first Hollywood films to deal with the sensitive subject of homosexuality, homophobia and the gay community’s […]

War Horse, 2011. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston and Toby Kebbell. SYNOPSIS: A horse is sold to the calvary and sent to the front during World War I. The poster for War Horse tells us that horse and boy are ‘Separated by war. […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Silence of the Lambs, 1991. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glen and Ted Levine. The Silence of the Lambs is the chilling cinematic story based on Thomas Harris’ novel of the same name. […]

Red Tails, 2012. Directed by Anthony Hemingway. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Ne-Yo, Method Man, Nate Parker, Elijah Kelley, Tristan Wilds, Theo James, David Oyelowo, Michael B. Jordon, Josh Dallas, Daniela Ruah and Bryan Cranston. SYNOPSIS: The true story of the heroic exploits of the Tuskegee airmen during World War II. As much as […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Xan Brooks writes for The Guardian on 19th January about the audience members who demanded a refund (!!!) after realising that The Artist was a silent film: “Stories like this are reliable broadsheet catnip, because they make us feel so superior to those cultural illiterates who don’t read […]

Haywire, 2011. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, Bill Paxton, Antonio Banderas, Michael Angarano and Michael Douglas. SYNOPSIS: After being double-crossed on her last mission, a female black ops soldier seeks revenge. Steven Soderbergh is many things. He is one of the most pioneering directors of digital filmmaking […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Business, 2005. Directed by Nick Love. Starring Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan. The Business is a slick gangster flick from Nick Love that tells the story of a young lad, Frankie (Dyer), who flees the UK and ends […]

Jess Barratt selects her ten essential Christmas films… Here are my top 10 festive treats to get you through the Christmas hangovers. Expect snow, sparkle and choir-lead soundtracks… 10. Edward Scissorhands (1990) Although this is not typically considered a true Christmas film it does however have rather Christmassy themes and a beautiful festive score written […]