Paul Risker continues his Terry Gilliam retrospective… In Part 3 of this ‘Retrospective Series’ I likened Brazil to Orson Welles’ The Trial and David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. There is another comparison that can be drawn between Welles and Gilliam, but this time it is Gilliam who has previously drawn the comparison, contextualising his ordeal with […]
Comic Book Review – Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror #1
Trevor Hogg reviews the first issue of Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror… Missing scientists! Plucky girl reporters! Betty and Cliff on the rocks! The mysterious Church of Cosmicism! And who is the sinister Otto Rune? Pulp thrills the way you like them as the Rocketeer comes up against a brand-new adversary. The 4-part Rocketeer miniseries written by […]
James McAvoy circling The Crow remake
James McAvoy is currently gearing up for a return as Professor Charles Xavier in Bryan Singer’s mutant superhero epic X-Men: Days of Future Past, but if rumours are to be believed the British actor may be lining up another comic book movie adaptation, with Bloody Disgusting reporting that the Wanted star is circling Relativity Media’s […]
Community Season 4 – Episode 3 Review
Scott Davis continues his look at the new series of Community with a review of episode 3, which aired in the US last week… “The question isn’t where Constable, but when…“ It’s weird to think that we are now a quarter of the way through season 4 of Community. Only 12 or so episodes commissioned […]
DVD Review – El Gringo (2012)
El Gringo, 2012. Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez.Starring Scott Adkins, Christian Slater, Yvette Yates, Petar Bachvarov and Zahary Baharov. SYNOPSIS: A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000, and a bloody past, finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras. Joel Silver has lent his name to some of the […]
DVD Review – Up There (2012)
Up There, 2012. Written and Directed by Zam Salim.Starring Burn Gorman, Iain De Caestecker and Jo Hartley. SYNOPSIS:Up There tells the story of departed soul Martin’s (Burn Gorman) journey to Newport, a quest undertaken with the intention of proving to his bosses at an upcoming hearing that he is an asset, and should be allowed […]
Movie Review – No (2012)
No, 2012. Directed by Pablo Larraín.Starring Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers and Marcial Tagle. SYNOPSIS: An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile’s 1988 referendum. Set in the weeks leading up to Chile’s 1988 referendum where the people voted yes or no (hence […]
Oscars 2013: And the winners of the 85th Academy Awards are…
Last night the stars gathered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California for the biggest night in the film calendar as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented the 85th Academy Awards. Going into the ceremony, it was Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln which led the field with 12 nominations, but the big winner on […]
Suspicious Star Wars News
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Ain’t it Cool News reported another “development” on the Star Wars front… “Drew Karpyshyn – the man that created the scenario and much of the dialogue in the STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC … Well he left BIOWARE back in February of last year to work […]
Movie Review – To the Wonder (2012)
To the Wonder, 2012. Directed by Terrence Malick.Starring Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko, Charles Baker, Romina Mondello, Cassidee Vandalia and Darryl Cox. SYNOPSIS: After visiting Mont Saint-Michel, Marina (Olga Kurylenko) and Neil (Ben Affleck) come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Marina meets a priest and fellow exile (Javier Bardem), who is struggling […]