Tom Jolliffe on the female acting performances criminally overlooked by the Academy for Oscar recognition… It’s often said that the men in the acting world, particularly Hollywood, have monopolised the best roles. Most biopics are about great (or heinous) men from history. We see more heroes than we see heroines and so on. Some actresses […]

Paul Risker reviews the second episode of Sons of Anarchy season 5… Entrenchment, networking and uncertainty… Three words most apt to describe the latest episode of Sons of Anarchy. Void of the poetic motion that graced the opening of episode one, ‘Authority Vested’ the second episode of the fifth season of Sons of Anarchy feels […]

Martin Deer reviews the latest issue of Batman, featuring the conclusion of Death of the Family… “Death of the Family comes to a close as The Joker’s plan reaches its climax.“ My own personal synopsis would include the words “huge” and “let down” prior to ‘climax’. I’ve been a big fan of this run by […]

Matt Smith reviews the latest episode of The Following… So, another week, another episode. It’s not getting old, but it feels kind of routine now (especially as I’ve noticed I begin most reviews of The Following with ‘So…’). I can’t remember my life before Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy were in it, butting heads as […]

Gary Collinson reviews Batman: Night of the Owls… “Gotham City is under attack, testing Batman and his allies at every turn. Can Gotham’s protectors save its residents from the villainous Talon assassins, or will this be the night the Dark Knight and his city fall before evil?“ As ‘Death of the Family’ draws to its frankly underwhelming […]

A Good Day to Die Hard, 2013. Directed by John MooreStarring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.  SYNOPSIS:An old man looks for his son in Russia, who’s a spy in the centre of a massive political conspiracy. The best thing about A Good Day to Sigh Hard is that it knows […]

My Excellent Friends, Today maybe Valentines and love may be in the air, but to quote Sheila Broflovski, “the world is such a rotten place, and city life is a complete disgrace”. But rather than move to a redneck, meshuggeneh, quiet mountain town like she did, I have opted for a more simple approach – […]

Helen Murdoch presents the most inappropriate Valentine’s Day movies… We’re at that time of year once again where the high street is littered with heart sharped balloons, teddy bears, chocolate and so on. If you’re planning to stay in and watch a movie remember to choose wisely. We’ve compiled a list of 5 of the […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the first issue of Marvel NOW!’s Uncanny X-Men… The X-Men.  I can’t think of another group of superheroes that feel like they’re in a state of perpetual flux.  The status quo seems to change for these guys at a rapid pace, with a frequency unrivaled in the modern era of comics.  Every […]

Bryan Singer has been doing the press rounds this week to discuss his upcoming fairytale adventure Jack the Giant Slayer, but with the director gearing up for his return to the X-Men universe in April , much of the talk has revolved around next year’s time-travelling mutant epic X-Men: Days of Future Past. So far, Singer […]