Paul Risker continues his Terry Gilliam retrospective… Described by David Cronenberg as a “poetic horror film”, Terry Gilliam prefers to think of Tideland as Alice in Wonderland meets Psycho. The choice of words of both directors indicates that Tideland will sit as one of Gilliam’s more divisive films, offering the viewer an authentic Gilliamesque trip […]

Matt Smith reviews episode thirteen of The Following… So, I’m not sure how you feel, but reading a review this late, just before another episode is shown (you may have already seen the next one depending on where you live) feels unusual. A late review is almost a definition of ‘behind the times’. But when […]

The Sound of Old Rooms, 2011. Directed by Sandeep Ray. SYNOPSIS: Filmed over 17 years, this up-close documentary takes the viewer through the life experiences of an ordinary Indian man trying to hold on to his calling of being a poet while juggling a normal life.  The most interesting thing about documentary The Sound of […]

I Have Always Been a Dreamer, 2012. Directed by Sabine Gruffat. SYNOPSIS: A documentary travelogue and film portrait of two cities in contrasting states of development: Dubai, UAE and Detroit, U.S.A. I Have Always Been a Dreamer begins with a single long take scanning the inner city area of Detroit. The camera gazes up at […]

Some may think it’s too little too late, but Michael Bay in a recent profile with The Miami Herald, the Transformers director has apologised for his 1998 blockbuster Armageddon. “I will apologize for Armageddon, because we had to do the whole movie in 16 weeks,” Bay told the newspaper while promoting his upcoming Pain & […]

Throughout April, we’re counting down to the release of Marvel’s Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here’s #4…. The Avengers, 2012. Directed by Joss Whedon.Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgard […]

As Marvel prepares to embark on Phase Two of its Cinematic Universe with the release of Iron Man 3, the studio’s animated arm is gearing up to launch its own new wave of programming with two shows – Avengers Assemble and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. – set to join Disney XD’s Marvel Universe […]

Knightriders, 1981. Written and Directed by George A. Romero.Starring Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini, Amy Ingersoll, Patricia Tallman, Christine Forrest, Warner Shook, Brother Blue and Cynthia Adler. SYNOPSIS: A medieval reenactment troupe find it increasingly difficult to keep their family-like group together, with pressure from local law enforcement, interest from entertainment agents and a […]

Man at the Top, 1973. Directed by Mike Vardy.Starring Kenneth Haigh, Nanette Newman, Harry Andrews, William Lucas, Clive Swift, Paul Williamson, John Collin and John Quentin. SYNOPSIS: Northerner Joe Lampton becomes involved with Lord Ackerman, the powerful chairman of a pharmaceutical concern, where he makes a shocking discovery: his predecessor committed suicide because of his […]

Love Crime (French: Crime d’amour), 2010. Directed by Alain Corneau.Starring Ludivine Sagnier, Kristin Scott Thomas and Patrick Mille. SYNOPSIS: When ruthless business executive Christine (Kristin Scott Thomas) is threatened by her young and ambitious protégé Isabelle (Laudivine Sagnier), she begins to undermine and toy with Isabelle’s naive innocence. The fallout changes the lives of both […]