Amour, 2012 Written and Directed by Michael Haneke.Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert SYNOPSIS: An elderly couple’s bond of love is severely tested after one of them suffers a stroke. Simple, tragic, at times beautiful and others overly long. That is the easiest way to sum up Michael Haneke’s Oscar winning Amour. One […]
DVD Review – 247°F (2011)
247°F, 2011. Directed by Levan Bakhia and Beqa Jguburia.Starring Scout Taylor-Compton, Christina Ulloa, Travis Van Winkle, Michael Copon and Tyler Mane. SYNOPSIS: A bunch of vacationing twenty-something’s get locked in a sauna. Trapped, scared and facing soaring temperatures, will they survive? I got a DVD through the post last week, alongside a press release I […]
Blu-ray Review – The Bay (2012)
The Bay, 2012. Directed by Barry Levinson.Starring Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly, Kether Donohue, Stephen Nunken, Frank Deal, Christopher Denham and Nansi Aluka. SYNOPSIS: Chaos breaks out in the small seaside town of Chesapeake Bay when a deadly plague is unleashed, turning the residents into hosts for a mutant breed of parasites. If you’ve watched the Paranormal […]
Be Kind, Rewind – An interview with Dale Lloyd of Viva VHS
Much like vinyl of the 70s, VHS are becoming a nostalgic commodity within today’s society – and none more so than for Dale Lloyd of Viva VHS. Luke Owen sits down to have a chat with him… I’m sure you get asked this all the time and I apologise for being so cliché, but how […]
DVD Review – End of Watch (2012)
End of Watch, 2012. Directed by David Ayer.Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick, David Harbour, Frank Grillo, Maurice Compte and America Ferrera. SYNOPSIS: A pair of Los Angeles cops uncover the workings of a human-trafficking operation and attract the untoward attention of a Mexican Cartel. The police get a hard time in […]
DVD Review – Fun Size (2012)
Fun Size, 2012. Directed by Josh Schwartz. Starring Victoria Justice, Jane Levy, Thomas McDonell, Thomas Mann, Osric Chau, Chelsea Handler, Thomas Middleditch, Jackson Nicoll, Josh Pence and Johnny Knoxville. SYNOPSIS: Wren’s Halloween plans go awry when she’s made to babysit her brother, who disappears into a sea of trick-or-treaters. With her best friend and two […]
Movie Review – The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
The Place Beyond the Pines, 2012. Directed by Derek Cianfrance.Starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Rose Byrne, Dane DeHaan, Ray Liotta, Bruce Greenwood and Ben Mendelsohn. SYNOPSIS: A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a […]
Bad Move for the Box Office
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Angie Han writes for /Film about Midnight Screenings starting earlier: “Midnight openings have become an important part of the moviegoing landscape in recent years, but of course not everyone can stay up until midnight, let alone stay up until midnight, sit through a two-hour movie, and drive home […]
The Week in Spandex – Kick-Ass 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Man of Steel, The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Aquaman and more
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Kick-Ass 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine, Man of Steel, Justice League, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Iron Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World, S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow, Aquaman, Iron Man: Rise of Technovore, Young Justice, Green […]
Comic Book Review – Star Wars #3
Robb Ghag reviews Star Wars #3… “Princess Leia formed a secret squadron of stealth X-wings to help expose a spy within the Rebel ranks. But taking command puts her at odds with Luke Skywalker at a time they need solidarity more than ever-especially when the spy has alerted the Empire to Han Solo’s latest venture!“ […]
