Liam Trim reviews Episodes 3 and 4 of BBC drama Parade’s End… Warning: Spoilers! In my review of Episode 1 of Parade’s End I said that Benedict Cumberbatch (Atonement, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) could give the performance of his career as archaic conservative Christopher Tietjens. And in that first episode his character really was the […]
Movie Review – Savages (2012)
Savages, 2012. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, John Travolta and Demian Bichir. SYNOPSIS: Two pot growers face off against a Mexican drug cartel who have kidnapped their shared girlfriend. Oliver Stone claims that, when writing Scarface, he was addicted to cocaine and used the […]
Marvel Studios co-president talks Ant-Man, Iron Man 3 and future Marvel One Shots
Doing the promotional rounds for the home-entertainment release of Joss Whedon’s blockbuster superhero ensemble The Avengers (which hit UK shelves today), Marvel Studios co-president Louis D’Esposito has taken a few moments to discuss several forthcoming projects in an interview with the German website FilmJunkies (via ComicBookMovie), including Edgar Wright’s long-in-development Ant-Man, the Shane Black-directed sequel […]
Movie Review – Untouchable (2011)
Untouchable (A.K.A. The Intouchables), 2011. Written and Directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. Starring François Cluzet, Audrey Fleurot, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny and Clotilde Mollet. SYNOPSIS: After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker. There is a improvised scene […]
DVD Review – The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Cabin in the Woods, 2012. Directed by Drew Goddard. Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford. SYNOPSIS: A group of five teens head to a secluded cabin for a weekend getaway and inadvertently revive a “zombie redneck torture family.” But more than fate is conspiring […]
DVD Review – Racing Dreams (2009)
Racing Dreams, 2009. Written and Directed by Marshall Curry. SYNOPSIS: Set in the World Karting National Series, Marshall Curry’s documentary is a coming-of-age story following three kids and their dreams of racing success. Kids don’t get much of a good press these days. With rioting, gangs and failing standards at schools and colleges, it is […]
Special Features – In defense of the new RoboCop
Anghus Houvouras comes to the defense of the new look RoboCop… The Internet is a funny place. Because people claim it’s a place where people can go online and talk about things they like. In reality, it’s a place where people converge to scream bloody murder like neglected children over the most useless of topics. […]
Doctor Who – Dinosaurs on a Spaceship and A Town Called Mercy – Reviews
Liam Trim reviews episodes 2 and 3 of the new series of Doctor Who… Warning: Spoilers! Dinosaurs on a Spaceship Sadly I don’t have the luxury of time travel and I can’t hop back seven days to ensure my thoughts on Dinosaurs on a Spaceship make it online on time. I can summarise my thoughts […]
Chris O’Donnell almost headlined a Robin spin-off movie
During an interview with Access Hollywood Live, former Dick Grayson Chris O’Donnell has revealed that Warner Bros. intended to develop a spin-off that would have seen him reprising his role as Robin from Batman Forever and Batman & Robin: “They were going to do [a Robin movie] back in the day and then [Batman & […]
Martha, Mary-Kate, Elizabeth and Gazza
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… John Patterson interviews Elizabeth Olsen for The Guardian, with an attention-grabbing headline of “I never got a job because of my sisters!”. The quote comes from one frank discussion about the issue: “[At the age of 10] My parents made me write down a pros and cons list. […]
