Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, 2010. Directed by Jalmari Helander. Starring Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Ilmari Jarvenpaa, Peeter Jakobi, Jonathan Hutchings. SYNOPSIS: A supernatural Santa Claus is unearthed during an excavation in the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains. If you fancy something a bit different to watch this […]

Sean Guard on the latest episode of the U.S. television series American Horror Story – “Rubber Man”… Eight episodes in and this show is yet to disappoint. This week’s, “Rubber Man”, finally reveals who it is that is actually within the confines of that super spooky shiny black costume. The episode also continues to divulge […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… When We Were Kings, 1996. Directed by Leon Gast. Starring Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. This phenomenal and Oscar winning documentary covered the lead up to, main event and immediate aftermath of The Rumble in the Jungle. The fight […]

Screenwriter-turned-director Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout) was at the Long Beach Comic Con this past weekened, where he took part in a Q&A about his plans for the upcoming Marvel sequel Iron Man 3, which will see him reunite with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang star Robert Downey Jr. for Tony Stark’s third […]

The Exterminator, 1980. Directed by James Glickenhaus. Starring Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Christopher George and Steve James. SYNOPSIS: When his best friend is left paralysed by thugs, a Vietnam veteran sets out to clean the streets of low-lifes, thugs and gangbangers in a crusade of vigilante vengeance. Somewhere between the end of the 70s era, […]

Five Minarets in New York, 2010. Written and Directed by Mahsun Kirmizigül. Starring Haluk Bilginer, Danny Glover, Gina Gershon, Mahsun Kirmizigül, Robert Patrick and Mustafa Sandal. SYNOPSIS: The FBI arrests Hadji Gumush, a well-respected Muslim scholar and family man who has been named as a dangerous Islamic leader. His family and friends are convinced he […]

The Future, 2011. Directed by Miranda July. Starring Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky and Isabella Acres. SYNOPSIS: A couple adopt a stray cat – a decision which radically alters their perspective on life. The Future is Miranda July’s second feature, and like her debut film Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) she […]

The Conversation, 1974. Written and Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth MacRae, Teri Garr and Harrison Ford. SYNOPSIS: During a routine wire-tapping job, a surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when comes to suspect that the couple he is recording will […]

360, 2011. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. Starring Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Lucia Siposová, Ben Foster, Vladimir Vdovichenkov and Moritz Bleibtreu. SYNOPSIS: A look at what happens when partners from different social backgrounds engage in physical relationships. 360 is a fitting opening night movie for a prestigious international film festival such as LFF. Featuring […]

Like baking a cake, The Expendables 2 will be an amalgamation of many ingredients, coming together in (hopefully) blissful union. The first film was a slightly less complex recipe, with plenty of dashes and pinches here and there to please the action cinephiles. Like some cakes, it sank a little, but still tasted sweet enough. […]