Come as You Are (Belgium: Hasta la Vista), 2011. Directed by Geoffrey Enthoven.Starring Gilles De Schrijver, Robrecht Vanden Thoren and Tom Audenaert. SYNOPSIS: Three guys in their twenties love wine and women but they are still virgins. Under the guise of a wine tour they embark on a journey to Spain hoping to have their […]
DVD Review – Arne Dahl – The Complete First Season
Arne Dahl – The Complete First Season. Starring Malin Arvidsson, Irene Lindh, Claes Ljungmark, Shanti Roney, Magnus Samuelsson, Matias Varela and Niklas Åkerfelt. SYNOPSIS: An elite team of detectives are assembled to solve a series of high-priority, violent crimes. The reputation and allure of Scandinavian crime and mystery television (or ‘nordic noir’) has been steadily […]
Game of Thrones Season Three – Episode 10 Review
Oliver Davis reviews the tenth episode of Game of Thrones Season Three…. Myhsa. Directed by David Nutter. Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Few things were going to top last week’s Red Wedding, which featured the murders of Catelyn, Robb and Talisa, but, in a way, the season closer was more enjoyable. Mainly because […]
Movie Review – Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty, 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kinney, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Edgar Ramirez, Stephen Dillane, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Scott Adkins and John Barrowman. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin […]
DVD Review – Boss – Season One
Boss – Season One. Created by Farhad Safinia.Starring Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Hannah Ware, Jeff Hephner, Kathleen Robertson, Troy Garity, Rotimi, James Vincent Meredith and Martin Donovan. SYNOPSIS: Diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder, Mayor Tom Kane battles to maintain political control over the city of Chicago. Other than Frasier Crane, Kelsey Grammer is perhaps […]
Top 5 Superman Things Not Actually from The Comics
Our Superman Month continues as Oliver Davis looks at the Top 5 Superman Things Not Actually From the Comics…. Superman’s history in popular culture might have began in the comic book – Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s Action Comics #1 from June 1938 – but his appearances in radio serials, television shows, video games and […]
DVD Review – The Vineyard (1989)
The Vineyard, 1989 Directed by James Hong and William RiceStarring James Hong, Karen Witter and Michael Wong SYNOPSIS:Crackpot scientist and celebrated winemaker Dr. Elson Po has made the ultimate discovery: the secret to everlasting life. As with all good things, however, there’s an inevitable downside; and a bunch of good-looking and horny youngsters, invited to […]
Blu-ray Review – The Manson Family (2003)
The Manson Family, 2003. Written and Directed by Jim Van Bebber.Starring Marcelo Games, Marc Pitman, Leslie Orr, Maureen Allisse, Amy Yates, Jim Van Bebber, Tom Burns and Michelle Briggs. SYNOPSIS: On a ranch outside of Los Angeles, the dream of the “Love Generation”is transforming into something evil. What was once an oasis of free love […]
Jerry Bruckheimer says Top Gun 2 is still on the cards
With the death of Tony Scott last August, question marks have been hanging over the status of the long-rumoured sequel to his 1986 blockbuster Top Gun, which would have reteamed the director with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Tom Cruise. However, speaking at the 2013 Produced By conference on Sunday, Bruckheimer revealed that Top Gun […]
DVD Review – Blood (2012)
Blood, 2012. Directed by Nick MurphyStarring Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Mark Strong and Brian Cox. SYNOPSIS: Thriller charting the moral collapse of a police family. Two cop brothers, smothered by the shadow of their former police chief father, must investigate a crime they themselves have committed. A young girl lies murdered inside two pools: one […]
