Margin Call, 2011. Directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany and Stanley Tucci. SYNOPSIS: After being retrenched, Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci) gives his research to his protege Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) to complete. All signs point to an impending (nigh inevitable) global financial crisis and Margin Call follows the […]

Trevor Hogg reviews The Games by Ted Kosmatka… Making the creative leap from short fiction, Ted Kosmatka has released his debut novel, The Games, which envisions the world where mutant gladiators become the main attraction at the Olympics. In the Prologue which is reminiscent of Citizen Kane [1941], a young boy is taken away from […]

Matt Smith takes part in a roundtable discussion with acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog about his latest documentary Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life… So. My first ever Q&A. And it’s with a cinematic great. Greeeaaat. No pressure then. So I pack my bags, head off to London with my questions […]

If you’ve read The Hollywood Reporter today, you’d be forgiven for thinking that April Fools’ Day has come early with the news that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are set to re-team for a sequel to 1988’s Twins. Entitled Triplets, the proposed follow-up would see brothers Julius and Vincent discovering they have a third genetically-conceived […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Scent of a Woman, 1992. Directed by Martin Brest. Starring Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Scent of a Woman is the story of prep school student Charlie Simms (O’Donnell) caring for a […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1990. Directed by Steve Barron. Starring Josh Pais, Michelan Sisti, Robbie Rist, Leif Tilden, Corey Feldman, David Forman, Brian Tochi, Kevin Clash, Judith Hoag, David McCharen and Elias Koteas. SYNOPSIS: Four teenage mutant ninja turtles must face a villainous foe in order to protect their master and save New York City. […]

Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life, 2011. Written and Directed by Werner Herzog. SYNOPSIS: Werner Herzog interviews various people from a small town in Texas involved in a triple homicide. The repercussions of the murders itself are explored from different points of view. Werner Herzog’s latest documentary is a tale […]

Luke Owen on last night’s episode of The Apprentice 2012… The second week of The Apprentice is a lot like the second day in the office of your new job. Faces sort of look familiar but you can only remember a handful of names and on top of that, there are some faces that you […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus), 2002. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. Starring Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino da Hora, Alice Braga, Jonathan Haagensen, Douglas Silva and Seu Jorge. City of God is a Brazilian film that is based upon […]

Simon Moore reviews the second episode of the Napoleon Dynamite animated series… Last week we met the ginger one’s close family. This week we meet his friends, Deb Bradshaw and Pedro Sánchez, just as hopelessly outcast at Preston Senior High but perhaps a little more grounded than him. Perhaps. Casting them out and pushing them […]