Iron Sky, 2012. Directed by Timo Vuorensola. Starring Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Kym Jackson, Götz Otto and Udo Kier. SYNOPSIS: In 1945, the Nazis retreated to a secret base on the moon. In 2018, they come back… There are times when a film’s premise makes it a must watch. This could […]
Sylvester Stallone on superhero movies and the action genre
As he prepares to join fellow action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Tomb, Sylvester Stallone has taken a moment to discuss the state of the action genre with Entertainment Tonight, and more specifically, the impact of the superhero movie on this once-glorious section of cinema: “[The action] genre unfortunately is becoming… let’s just say it’s […]
Cutting Edge: A conversation with film editor Peter Honess
Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award-nominee Peter Honess about his career and the craft of film editing… “My parents were not involved directly in the arts,” states British Film Editor Peter Honess who was the son of the head of personnel at MGM Studios in England. “I left school when I was 17 and after […]
Thoughts on… Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Sleepaway Camp, 1983. Directed by Robert Hiltzick. Starring Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, and Desiree Gould. SYNOPSIS: A summer camp turns disastrous when it emerges there’s a killer amongst the campers. Taking obvious inspiration from Friday the 13th (1980), this camp-based slasher still manages to find an original spin on what was rapidly becoming a tired […]
Game of Thrones Season Two – Episode 9 Review
Oliver Davis reviews the ninth episode of Game of Thrones Season Two… Blackwater. Directed by Neil Marshall. Written by George R.R. Martin. As predicted last week, Blackwater was centred entirely on the Battle of Blackwater Bay, a significant event near the end of Clash of Kings. And Game of Thrones brought its A-game, with director […]
DVD Review – War of the Dead (2011)
War of the Dead, 2011. Directed by Marko Mäkilaakso. Starring Andrew Tiernan, Mikko Leppilampi, Samuel Vauramo, Mark Wingett, Andreas Wilson and Jouko Ahola. SYNOPSIS: A platoon of soldiers encounter a horde of Nazi zombies after being driven deep into a Russian forest. I don’t think that George A. Romero knew when he titled his cheeky zombie […]
Movie Review – Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Snow White and the Huntsman, 2012. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Lily Cole, Sam Claflin, Toby Jones, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Eddie Marsan and Brian Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: After being sent to kill Snow White (Kristen Stewart), a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) opts instead to mentor her in […]
Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 – Pilot – Review
Luke Graham reviews the pilot episode of Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23… Last week, E4’s latest imported comedy, Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, debuted as part of its Thursday night line-up. In America, the show was fairly well received by both critics and audiences after premiering in April, with viewing figures […]
Cuss Words at Cannes
Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Kev Geoghegan writes for the BBC, regarding Ken Loach’s use of language in The Angels’ Share: “Film director Ken Loach has criticised British film censors for asking him to remove swear words from his new film in order to qualify for a 15 certificate … Loach said the […]
Movie Review – Men in Black III (2012)
Men in Black III, 2012. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Emma Thompson, Alice Eve, Michael Stuhlbarg and Nicole Scherzinger. SYNOPSIS: When Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) disappears, Agent J (Will Smith) has to travel back in time to the 1960s, where he teams up with a […]
