Village at the End of the World, 2012. Directed by Sarah Gavron and David Katznelson. SYNOPSIS: A documentary following the inhabitants of Niaqornat, a fishing village in Greenland whose way of life is threatened by the forces of economic globalisation and climate change. Village at the End of the World follows a year in life […]
Movie Review – Pacific Rim (2013)
Pacific Rim, 2013 Directed by Guillermo del Toro.Written by Travis Beacham and Guillermo del Toro.Starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman and Ron Perlman. SYNOPSIS: When an alien attack threatens the Earth’s existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace. As one of the few big […]
Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #22
Robb Ghag reviews Detective Comics #22… “Meet The Wrath! In Gotham City, he’s the anti-Batman, and the body count is about to shoot through the roof! And in the backup story, Man-Bat makes a startling discovery!” ‘Targeting the Shield’. The title says it all in this latest issue of Detective Comics. After the Man-Bat outbreak […]
Blu-ray Review – The Brood (1979)
The Brood, 1979. Directed by David Cronenberg.Starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle and Henry Beckman. SYNOPSIS: A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist’s therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband’s investigation. Jonathan Romney wrote in 2007 how […]
Movie Review – Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, 2013. Directed by Thor Freudenthal. Starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith, Leven Rambin, Brandon T. Jackson, Jake Abel, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Head and Nathan Fillion. SYNOPSIS: Since the events of the first film, Percy has been filled with doubt about whether he is truly special or if his success […]
Ben Wheatley: Celebrating the Auteur Early
Following the release of A Field in England, Brogan Morris believes director Ben Wheatley has already established himself as a unique filmmaker, and an auteur for the future… So, Ben Wheatley’s A Field in England screened on Film4 on Friday night (and saw simultaneous release on DVD, VOD and in cinemas the same day, officially […]
Is 3D ending after only 3 years?
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. Charles Arthur writes for The Guardian about the BBC’s decision to stop funding their venture into 3D television: “… the corporation will stop making programmes in the new format at the end of this year at least until 2016 following “disappointing” takeup. Despite an estimated 1.5m households in […]
Second Opinion – World War Z (2013)
World War Z, 2013 Directed by Marc Forster.Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, Fana Mokoena, James Badge Dale, David Morse, Matthew Fox, Abigail Hargrove, Sterling Jerins and Fabrizio Zacharee Guidoas. SYNOPSIS: United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and […]
Comic Book Review – Batman, Incorporated #12
Oliver Davis reviews Batman, Incorporated #12… “Leviathan and the Heretic are on the ropes…could Batman be on the verge of avenging all he’s lost?” THE FINAL BATTLE BEGINS, reads the caption on the front cover. It could just as easily say: FINALLY, THE BATTLE BEGINS. It’s been over two months since the cliffhanger of #10, […]
My Favourite Kaiju – T-Rex (Jurassic Park)
Luke Owen counts down to Pacific Rim by looking at some of his favourite giant monsters… Kaiju: The Japanese word for “strange beast”. However, the word Kaiju has been universally translated and defined into English as “monster” or “giant monster”. Dr. Alan Grant: How fast are they?John Hammond: Well, we clocked the T-Rex at 32 […]
