The Cannonball Run, 1981. Directed by Hal Needham. Starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Adrienne Barbeau, Jackie Chan, Peter Fonda, Jack Elam and Tara Buckman. SYNOPSIS: An illegal cross-country car race attracts an eclectic bunch of characters with their eyes on the prize, and they’ll do anything […]
Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 11 Review – ‘Heaven Sent’
Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 9 Episode 11 – ‘Heaven Sent’… Doctor – It’s funny, the day you lose someone isn’t the worst. At least you’ve got something to do. It’s all the days they stay dead. After last week’s rather brilliant but shocking episode “Face the Raven”, we were left with the Doctor being teleported […]
Movie Review – The Russian Woodpecker (2015)
The Russian Woodpecker, 2015. Directed by Chad Gracia. SYNOPSIS: As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a Ukrainian victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life and play his part in the revolution by revealing it. Coincidentally, just a week before seeing The […]
Spectre hits $750 million at the global box office
It might have received a mixed reception from fans and critics, but James Bond’s 24 adventure continues to rake in the cash at the box office, with Spectre pushing its global total beyond $750 million this weekend. In the States, the film has earned $176.1 million and counting, adding $12.8 million this weekend to overtake […]
Movies Are Getting Worse & It’s All Our Fault
Samuel Brace thinks movies are getting worse, and its all our own fault… My friend and I went to see Bridge of Spies, the new Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg movie. It was a Friday, a Friday night, the end of a long day and an even longer week. “Is this supposed to be good?” she asked […]
Movie Review – Black Mass (2015)
Black Mass, 2015. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard and Corey Stoll. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant […]
How The Old Hunters’ First Boss Reminded Me of What it Means to Play Bloodborne
Mild spoilers for Bloodborne: The Old Hunters follow… Despite it being my first venture into a game of the Souls ilk, I never found Bloodborne to be too cripplingly difficult. Yes, it had a healthy level of challenge and was certainly tougher and less forgiving than anything I had played in a long time, but […]
Movie Review – The End of the Tour (2015)
The End of the Tour, 2015. Directed by James Ponsoldt Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Joan Cusack, Ron Livingston, Mamie Gummer, Anna Chlumsky and Mickey Summer. SYNOPSIS: The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s […]
The Week in Disappointment – Aquaman, Star Wars, Prometheus, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Gods of Egypt
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Charles Roven gives brief update on Aquaman development, villain rumour emerges” This week’s big controversy: Will the villain in Aquaman be Black Manta or Ocean Master? The answer: Yes. It will be one of those two. I haven’t read a thing about the Aquaman movie […]
Sebastian Stan on where we find The Winter Soldier in Captain America: Civil War
Following the release of the first trailer for Captain America: Civil War last week, directors Anthony and Joe Russo spoke about the upcoming Phase Three-launching sequel. Now Sebastian Stan has been talking about his return as The Winter Soldier, and how Bucky has been coping since his brainwashing at the hands of Hydra. “Where we find […]
