The LEGO Movie, 2014. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.Featuring the voice talents of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Cobie Smulders. SYNOPSIS: A regular LEGO man is mistaken for ‘The Special’ of prophecy and goes on […]

Jackson Ball reviews the fourth episode of House of Cards season 2… If House of Cards’ last chapter can be accused of criminally underusing the character of Claire Underwood (Robin Wright), then this episode more than makes up for it by placing her right in the thick of it. Spoilers Ahead – You have been […]

For Those in Peril, 2013. Written and Directed by Paul Wright.Starring George MacKay, Kate Dickie, Jordan Young, Nichola Burley and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: The sole survivor of a fishing accident struggles to come to terms with the loss of his brother, whilst discovering that he has been cast to the fringes of the community. Paul […]

Now, at this point we’re all a little jaded with Star Wars: Episode VII casting rumours, what with virtually every name in Hollywood linked to the film at one point or another. But, with filming set for May, we’re going to have to tough it through another couple of months as director J.J. Abrams assembles […]

Tom Jolliffe on the must-see straight-to-video action films of 2014… If you’re a little fed up of the never ending stream of remakes, kid friendly PG13 (12A or 15 here) CGI heavy theatrics and Marvel/DC action films that fill up the multiplexes, or you’re no stranger to the unrepentant, simple delights of a bit of […]

About Last Night, 2014. Directed by Steve Pink.Starring Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, Michael Ealy, Joy Bryant, Christopher McDonald, Adam Rodgiguez, Joe Lo Truglio and Paula Patton. SYNOPSIS: Follow two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world. I’ve always had a rocky […]

Ryan Maloney offers a counterpoint to the argument that the serialization of franchise films is killing the blockbuster… With the global success of both Iron Man 3 and Thor: the Dark World, last year Marvel Studios proved that not only could their properties exist together in a shared universe, but they could be just as […]

Gavin Logan asks whether David O. Russell and American Hustle are realistically in the running for Best Director and Best Picture… Over the past 85 years the two categories at the Oscars that seem to go undeniably hand in hand with each other more than any other are Best Picture and Best Directing. In the […]

Jackson Ball reviews the third episode of House of Cards season 2… The third chapter of House of Cards’ second season has Francis ‘Frank’ Underwood (Kevin Spacey) well and truly back in the swing of things, after the ‘inconvenience’ of episode 1. Storms are brewing in Washington over the impending amendments to entitlement laws, creating […]

The Fifth Estate, 2013. Directed by Bill Condon.Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander, Stanley Tucci, and Laura Linney. SYNOPSIS: A dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century’s most fiercely debated […]