Author: Natasha Raymond


  • Friendly Scares: The Cosier Side to Halloween

    Scares are inevitable at Halloween. But if you’re not a fan of the intense gore-fest of the Saw films, or just the idea of Paranormal Activity has you sitting awake, clutching a torch to your chest, then the impending prospect of being forced to endure an all-nighter of horror films is enough to have you […]

  • Review: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 ★★★★☆

    When I saw the trailer for the first installment of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, my instant thought was ‘You have got to be kidding me.’ A film about food raining down from the sky was the weirdest and wackiest concept I’d ever seen. But the film was good. It left me hungry for […]

  • Happy 90th birthday Disney; the most famous films in the world

    Natasha Raymond celebrates Disney’s 90th birthday by trying to pinpoint just what makes the films so special.

  • Review: Pokemon X and Y

    Natasha Raymond reviews the highly anticipated Pokémon X and Y.

  • Review: Downton Abbey (Series 4, Episode 1)

    Natasha Raymond looks at the highly anticipated first episode of the new series of Downton Abbey.

  • Review: The Mortal Instruments – City of Bones ★★★★☆

    Natasha Raymond takes a look at the first instalment of what may become a major new franchise

  • Review: The Internship ★★☆☆☆

    Considering that the last time Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson got together, they were starring in the hilarious and brilliant Wedding Crashers, I was very optimistic about their latest film, The Internship. The duo are comedy gold. However, it seems that even they have their limits. In a film surrounded by cliché plots, cliché characters, […]

  • Review: After Earth ★★☆☆☆

    The Smith family outing is not as exciting as it initially seems, says Natasha Raymond.

  • Review: This is the End ★★★☆☆

    Natasha Raymond finds this in the end to be a surprisingly funny, though very male, affair.

  • Review: World War Z ★★★★☆

    World War Z is a zombie film like no other – this is probably how a zombie apocalypse would go down!

  • Comment: The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug trailer

    There have now been four films set in the Lord of the Rings universe, and viewers have developed certain expectations which must be fulfilled. Large, breath-taking views of the landscape and statues? Check. Memorable lines of significance, delivered in hauntingly calm voices? Check. CGI creatures which will either disgust us or fill us with awe? […]

  • Game of Thrones Season 3: Bloodier, Sexier, and now with Torture too!

    Natasha Raymond examines the highs and lows of Game of Thrones Season Three.

  • Review: Epic ★★★☆☆

    By titling the film Epic, it’s pretty clear what reaction director Chris Wedge was hoping to receive from his latest, animated release. And those of us who were fans of Ice Age and Robots may even have been willing to believe that there was potential for this to be the case. But despite an interesting […]

  • Review: The Host ★★★☆☆

    The Host is a refreshing, thought-provoking, heart-warming film from director Andrew Niccol (the genius who wrote The Truman Show), based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer. Please resist the urge to roll your eyes. Because unlike the overrated, sparkly-vampire franchise which also comes from Meyer, The Host has a decent plot, a range of actors who […]