Consider the scope and worth of Sir. Ridley Scott‘s seminal science-fiction classics Alien and Blade Runner and you might be forgiven for wondering why the renowned director has only given up two films to the genre. But ask yourself this: what more could he really have done?! The man practically reshaped big screen sci-fi TWICE with a pair of masterstrokes…
A modern-day spin on one of Shakespeare’s lesser known plays, Coriolanus is an ambitious and lyrical Greek tragedy that has everything you’d expect from the mind of the Bard; betrayal, revenge, pride, conflict, monologues, dilemmas, death- it’s all in there. The only thing missing is a star-crossed lover or two. Both its star and director,…
Mirror Mirror: The Untold Adventures of Snow White leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. It is so sickly sweet that it seems to forget to focus on developing a decent plot or a narrative that functions properly. Although the cinematography and general look to the film is quite enchanting at times, it ultimately cannot…
As a cinephile and complete HD-whore, I spend most of my free time watching old films from yesteryear that have been remastered in high definition. I am also a horror fan, so Arrow Video’s expertly curated selection of old horror movies – which ranges from genre classics to little-known masterpieces to low-budget trash – is…
Aki Kaurismäki’s latest film is a sweet and gentle French comedy drama about a shoeshiner named Marcel Marx (André Wilms) who befriends a child immigrant who is being hunted by the authorities. The plot is meandering and often feels aimless, but this is part of its charm, and Kaurismäki leads us along at a leisurely…
I am a fan of Tobe Hooper. Anyone who makes a film as astonishingly effective as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre deserves a level of respect. My love of that film has lead to me exploring his other works, but sadly the new blu-ray release his 1981 film The Funhouse left me cold and disappointed. The…
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Universal Pictures, one of Hollywood’s oldest and most successful movie studios. To celebrate this, Universal are remastering a selection of their most iconic and famous films and releasing them on blu-ray and DVD. One of these releases is Robert Mulligan’s 1962 picture To Kill a Mockingbird, an adaptation…
“Growing up we all wanted to know who the toughest kid in the neighbourhood was right? I wanna know who the toughest man on the planet is. That’s what we’re gonna find out.” Set around the father Paddy (Nick Nolte) and his two estranged sons, Warrior follows their battles with each other, money, their pasts…
Courageous preaches a sadly outdated moral image, supported by acting and characterisation that struggle to tell a meaningful tale.
Adding 3D to Titanic is like pointlessly renovating a big, popular, famous building. It wasn’t intended for 3D when it was shot. It never needed 3D. It was a phenomenal success without 3D. But to mark the centenary of the ship’s maiden voyage and tragic sinking, Twentieth Century Fox and director James Cameron have released…
The Avengers? Avengers Assemble? Marvel Avengers Assemble? Marvel’s Avengers Assemble? Marvel’s The Avengers? God knows what this movie is called. Different publications give it different titles depending who they listen to and where they are geographically. Disney reportedly changed the name to Avengers Assemble to avoid confusion with the television series The Avengers, although that…
I must be one of the few people in the world who haven’t read The Hunger Games, the first in a series of novels aimed at teenagers about teenagers. Except the world author Suzanne Collins has created isn’t full of ordinary teen problems such as who fancies who (although there is a bit of that)…
It’s very hard to talk about this entertaining and at times ingenious horror thriller without giving too much away. It really is one of those films where the less you know, the better the experience will be. Therefore I shall do my best to keep the secrets of The Cabin in the Woods. It starts…
It’s fair to say that this latest Hunter S Thompson translation has been attracting more flack than a Junker over London, but perhaps it deserves a little more credit than it has been given, or maybe just an independent jury. The problem with most of the film fans (including myself) who flocked to see The…