Anghus Houvouras on the Law of ‘Average’…. Most movies are average. If you go to the cinemas ten times a year, I’m guessing about eight of those outings will end with you thinking that the movie you just watched could have been a little better or a little worse. Sometimes you’ll luck into something truly […]

Looking at the cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past, you’d be forgiven for thinking Bryan Singer was directing a sequel to the original X-Men trilogy, as opposed to a follow-on to X-Men: First Class. Until now, the only cast members confirming as reprising their roles from Matthew Vaughn’s 2011 prequel were James McAvoy (Professor […]

Nashville, 2012. Created by Callie Khouri.Starring Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Clare Bowen, Eric Close, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Sam Palladio, Powers Boothe and Robert Wisdom. SYNOPSIS: Fading Nashville singer-songwriter Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton) agrees to go on tour with teen sensation Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere), who is determined to become the new queen of country. […]

We count down to The World’s End by looking back over Edgar Wright’s previous films; first up is Alice Rush with Shaun of the Dead… Though released nearly 10 years ago Shaun of the Dead is just one of those films that never get old. I can’t recall the amount of times I’ve watched it, […]

The Assassination (aka Assassination of a High School President), 2008. Directed by Brett Simon.Starring Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton, Reece Thompson, Patrick Taylor, Michael Rapaport, Melonie Diaz and Zoë Kravitz. SYNOPSIS: At a Catholic high school, the popular girl teams up with a sophomore newspaper reporter to investigate a case of stolen SAT exams. Once the […]

Static, 2012. Directed by Todd Levin.Starring Milo Ventimiglia, Sarah Shahi, William Mapother, Sara Paxton, Dominic Bogart and Oz Kalvan. SYNOPSIS:A couple facing marital problems after losing their child finds their life together further complicated by a mysterious visitor. This year, my faith in horror films was given a welcome resuscitation with the wildly entertaining, and […]

Flying Blind, 2012. Directed by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz.Starring Helen McCrory, Najib Oudghiri, Kenneth Cranham and Tristan Gemmill. SYNOPSIS: When Frankie (a middle aged aerospace engineer working for the military) is seduced by Kahil, a young French-Algerian man, her employers start to get nervous. As the relationship heats up, Frankie must decide whether Kahil has ulterior motives […]

Martin Deer reviews the latest issue of Batman… “The second chapter of “Zero Year” delves into Bruce Wayne’s past with the Red Hood Gang and his run-ins with aspiring District Attorney Harvey Dent! And in the backup story, a secret moment from Bruce’s training abroad is revealed for the first time!“ Did Bruce Wayne’s origin […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. Via new film site The Dissolve, Matt Singer’s Read On: Friday’s Noteworthy Film Writing pointed me in the direction of Jon Negroni’s theory connecting all the Pixar films together… “I’ve obsessed over this concept, working to complete what I call “The Pixar Theory,” a working narrative that ties […]

This October Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead shambles back onto our screens for its fourth season. Set for another 16 episodes, creator Kirkman had some info and some hints for fans desperate to find out more when he spoke to The Hollywood Reporter. If you haven’t seen season 3, there are spoilers ahead! Season 3 […]