The Exorcist, 1973. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, Lee J Cobb, and Jason Miller SYNOPSIS: When 12-year-old Regan MacNeil becomes possessed by a demonic entity, two priests are called in to perform an exorcism to hopefully banish the demon and save the young girl before it’s too late. […]
Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry’
Alex Moreland reviews the fourth episode of Star Trek: Discovery… Lorca isn’t interested in what you are. He’s interested in what you can do. For him. There’s an obvious parallel – obvious to the point of being heavy-handed, really – being drawn between the tardigrade and Michael Burnham in this episode. The tardigrade is misunderstood; […]
61st London Film Festival Review – Call Me By Your Name (2017)
Call Me By Your Name, 2017. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Starring Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg and Esther Garrel. SYNOPSIS: An American professor and his family are spending the summer at their Italian villa. His teenage son is captivated by the graduate student who arrives to work for his father. It’s a fascination that […]
DVD Review – Freehold (2017)
Freehold, 2017. Directed by Dom Bridges. Starring Javier Botet, Mim Shaikh, Mandeep Dhillon, Kola Bokinni, and Michael McKell. SYNOPSIS: An oily, amoral estate agent is preyed upon by one of his victims, who quietly moves into his flat and, unseen, begins a deliciously malicious campaign of revenge Have you ever been alone in your home […]
First in-game footage revealed for Jurassic World Evolution
News on the Jurassic World Evolution front has been pretty quiet since it was announced at Gamescom 2017 but now, thanks to Frontier Developments, we are treated to the first ever in-game footage. Want to see how the dinosaurs look in the game then this trailer has an abundance of them – brachiosaurus, raptors, triceratops and […]
Top Gun: Maverick director shoots down rumor that film’s plot involves drones, Jerry Bruckheimer talks sequel pressure
Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski recently addressed the rumor circulating that the film involves the rise of drone technology. Speaking to CinemaBlend, the director swiftly shoots down the idea: “Personally, I would never want to see a movie about drones. For me Top Gun has always been not about fighter planes. It’s been about […]
DVD Review – Cage Dive (2017)
Cage Dive, 2017. Directed by Gerald Rascionato. Starring Joel Hogan, Josh Potthoff, Megan Peta Hill, Pete Valley, Mark Fell, and Christopher Callen. SYNOPSIS: Three friends go shark cage diving in a bid to get on a TV reality show, only for things to go very wrong. In some territories Cage Dive comes with the prefix […]
61st BFI London Film Festival Review – Lucky (2017)
Lucky, 2017. Directed by John Carroll Lynch Starring Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Barry Shabaka Henley, Beth Grant, and Tom Skerritt. SYNOPSIS: The spiritual journey of a ninety-year-old atheist. Late, lamented Hollywood legend Harry Dean Stanton had the sort of face the camera practically keeled over for. Less a visage than an ordnance survey map of […]
Blu-ray Review – The Howling (1981)
The Howling, 1981. Directed by Joe Dante. Starring Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone, Patrick Macnee, Robert Picardo, Dick Miller, John Carradine, Elisabeth Brooks, Dennis Dugan, Belinda Belaski, and Kevin McCarthy. SYNOPSIS: A female reporter is attacked by a notorious murderer so to get over her trauma she is sent to The Colony for relaxation. And then […]
Brand new Justice League trailer, Avengers 4 set photo, Bill & Ted 3 update, Blade Runner 2049 opens poorly and more – Weekend News Roundup
HEROES Warner Bros. released the final trailer for next month’s Justice League over the weekend, which opens by exploring the loss of Superman, before focusing on the formation of the team as Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg do battle against Steppenwolf and his army of parademons. Check it out here. FAST AND […]
