Captain Phillips, 2013. Directed by Paul Greengrass.Starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, David Warshofsky, Corey Johnson, Chirs Mulkey and Yul Vazquez. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American […]

My Fathers, My Mother and Me (German: Meine Keine Familie), 2012. Directed by Paul-Julien Robert. SYNOPSIS: Communal property, free sexuality, dissolution of the nuclear family – these were the basic principles of the Friedrichshof, the largest commune in Europe founded by the Viennese Actionist Otto Mühl at the beginning of the 1970s. In My Fathers, […]

A few months ago, a collective sigh and groan of mass disappointment ensued as a result of the casting of Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy, Pacific Rim) in the Fifty Shades of Grey adaptation. Thankfully, the Kaiju bashing, redneck smashing has dropped out of the “mummy porn” adaptation due to his “immersive TV schedule” on […]

Back in August, Star Trek legend William Shatner spoke about J.J. Abrams’ rebooted universe, stating that he believed Trek belonged on the small screen, and now it seems that the classic sci-fi franchise may be heading back to television after all. According to Sky News reporter Moe Michalczuk via Twitter, Roberto Orci (co-writer of Abrams’ […]

Robb Ghag reviews Dexter #4…. “Dexter Morgan isn’t just Miami’s #1 forensic blood splatter expert, he’s also a serial killer who targets other serial killers! Has Dexter met his match and did he help create him?The bodies are piling up—and Dexter might be next!” The finale of Dexter may have come and gone, but we […]

While Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm proved good news for Star Wars fans looking to see more adventures from a galaxy far, far away on the big screen, it also sadly meant the cancellation of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which came to an abrupt end this year at the close of its […]

As I Lay Dying, 2013. Directed by James Franco.Starring James Franco, Danny McBride, Logan Marshall-Green, Ahna O’Reilly and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Based on the 1930 classic by William Faulkner, this is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family’s quest to honour her wish to be buried in the nearby town […]

Luke Owen review episode 3 of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D… ‘Finally’. That was the word uttered by many with a huge sigh of relief as the closing credits rolled of Episode 3 of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Finally, an episode that was good. Well, slightly above average anyway. Episode 3 will no doubt be the […]

To countdown to this year’s Halloween, Luke Owen reviews a different horror film every day of October. Next up, cult favourite The Evil Dead….Yesterday we discussed how Killer Klowns From Outer Space was the perfect fodder to become a cult hit. It was zany in every possible manner, had a lot of over-the-top violence and […]

Step Brothers and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby duo Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are to team up for a third time as co-leads in Devil’s Night, a new comedy from Sony which Ferrell is producing alongside Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues helmer Adam McKay. The script for the film has been […]