Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Patrick Goldstein for the LA Times writes about diversity within the Academy Awards: “[Will] Packer was one of 176 film industry luminaries who were invited today to become academy members. And even though most of the headlines will inevitably focus on such A-list talent as Terrence Malick, Jonah […]

The Amazing Spider-Man, 2012. Directed by Marc Webb. Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen and Sally Field. SYNOPSIS: Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, which gives him a few of its attributes. So… how’s this one different from the last three? It’s more “amazing”. You can tell […]

Our weekly round-up of all the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… We’ll kick things off this week with Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man, which of course swings into cinemas this coming Tuesday with a cast that includes Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spidey, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans […]

Pixar’s Brave is showing at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, which is being covered by Samantha Morrison… Brave, 2012. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman. Featuring the voice talents of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd and Craig Ferguson. SYNOPSIS: Merida, a medieval Scottish princess, hates not […]

Well, the big day has finally arrived… more than a year after I first started the daunting task of digging through the extensive history of the Dark Knight Detective, my first book – Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen – is now officially released! Huge thanks are due to the folks […]

Jake Peffer on the fourth season of the U.S. comedy series Parks and Recreation… Parks and Recreation has been providing many laughs for three seasons. Can they manage to continue the laughs for the fourth season of the NBC show? In season four, we follow Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), as she runs for City Council. […]

Luke Graham continues his episode by episode review of E4’s latest American sitcom… Making Rent was another strong episode of Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 and was in some ways stronger than last week, which left out characters like Luther (Ray Ford), Mark Raynolds (Eric Andre) and Robin (Liza Lapiri). Every member of […]

Martin Deer chats with Marius Holst, director of King of Devil’s Island, ahead of the film’s UK release tomorrow… Martin Deer: Hi Marius, thank you for talking to me today. I just watched King of Devil’s Island last week. It’s a very touching and emotive film, what interested you in telling this story? Marius Holst: […]

Phantasm IV: Oblivion, 1998. Directed by Don Coscarelli. Starring Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, and Angus Scrimm. SYNOPSIS: The mystery behind the mortician reaches its conclusion. After the way Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) ended, it’s hardly surprising that the franchise spawned a fourth movie. I’ve had a good time with […]

The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus is showing at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012, which is being covered by Samantha Morrison… The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus, 2012. Written and Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. SYNOPSIS: A documentary on Paul, the octopus who correctly predicted eight consecutive matches […]