Warning: Thor: The Dark World spoilers to follow…. During an interview with Slash Film, Thor: Dark World director Alan Taylor has explained why the final Thor and Jane kiss scene was shown after the credits and not with the rest of the movie. “It’s funny. We agonized for a long time. We thought the movie […]

After Lucia (Spanish: Después de Lucía), 2012. Directed by Michel Franco.Starring Tessa Ía González Norvind, Gonzalo Vega Sisto, Tamara Yazbek Bernal, Hernán Mendoza, Paloma Cervantes and Juan Carlos Barranco.  SYNOPSIS: After the tragic death of his wife, a father and his daughter move to Mexico City looking for a fresh start only to find that starting […]

Marking the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi (1983) is the arrival of final definitive tome on the original Star Wars trilogy written by J.W. Rinzler; the series has become so popular that the Lucasfilm Executive Editor and Writer has become a familiar name on the New York Times bestseller list.  A great asset […]

Jackson Ball presents his five essential Bill Murray roles… There are few comedy acts in Hollywood as beloved and respected as Bill Murray. Over a career spanning nearly 40 years, he has been consistently delivering his dry wit and expert timing to cinema-goers everywhere. Where many of his counterparts have occasionally lowered themselves with cheap […]

Andy Naylor reviews XCOM: Enemy Within…. XCOM: Enemy Within is here! Let me attempt to describe how giddy I am. You know how excited 12-16 year old boys are when Call of Duty is released? Yep, that excited. I’ve been looking forward to XCOM: Enemy Within all year and with great pleasure I am happy […]

Harakiri (Japan: Seppuku), 1962. Directed by Masaki Kobayashi.Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Rentaro Mikuni, Kei Sato and Tetsuro Tanba. SYNOPSIS: An elder ronin samurai arrives at a feudal lord’s home and requests an honorable place to commit suicide. But when the ronin inquires about a younger samurai who arrived before him things take […]

Matt Smith reviews the fifth episode of Veep season two… Lunacy. Running around in circles like a headless chicken. Everything that little bit too mad for anything to actually be done. Whether this is a description of farce or governmental procedure, it’s really very unclear once the facts are laid out. And the best way […]

Circles, 2013. Directed by Srdan Golubovic.Starring Aleksandar Bercek, Leon Lucev, Nebojsa Glogovac, Nikola Rakocevic, Hristina Popovic, Boris Isakovic and Vuk Kostic. SYNOPSIS: In the midst of the Bosnian war, Marko a Serbian soldier witnesses a brutal attack against Haris, a Muslim civilian, by three fellow soldiers. Marko interferes and saves Haris, but is beaten to […]

Aside from the announcement that Ben Affleck is set to don the cape and cowl as The Dark Knight, we’d had little in the way of official news from Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman, and instead we’ve had to trawl through endless rumour and speculation, much of which has centred […]

Last week it was revealed that 20th Century Fox had started negotiations with director James Mangold with a view to reteaming him with Hugh Jackman for a sequel to this year’s X-Men solo effort The Wolverine, and now Jackman has spoken about the possibility of him reprising the role of Logan post X-Men: Days of […]