Free Fire, 2016. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Sharlto Copley, Babou Ceesay, Enzo Cilenti, Jack Reynor, Sam Riley, Noah Taylor and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shootout and a game of survival. Ben Wheatley […]
James Gunn on the freedom he enjoyed on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, more international character posters released
During an appearance at the Writers Guild Festival, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has been discussing the extra freedom he enjoyed on the Marvel sequel as a result of the critical and commercial success of 2014’s origin movie. “On the second movie I had a lot more freedom,” said Gunn. “Because the first […]
30 Years Back: Celebrating the Cinematic Delights of 1987
Tom Jolliffe celebrates the cinematic delights of 1987… The 80’s mark a special period in cinema for me. It’s predominantly an age thing. I grew up throughout the 80’s, soaking in some fantastic films. It was a rising golden age of blockbusters which took the foundations of what guys like Spielberg and Lucas launched in […]
Supergirl Season 2 Episode 17 Review – ‘Distant Sun’
Martin Carr reviews the seventeenth episode of Supergirl season 2… Who would have thought we might get little flashes of Shakespeare in amongst all those comic book shenanigans this week. What ‘Distant Sun’ shows us is that these writers and show runner are up on their classics and not afraid to steal from The Bard. […]
Movie Review – Man Down (2015)
Man Down, 2015. Directed by Dito Montiel. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Jai Courtney, and Gary Oldman. SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor. There’s a twist late on in Man Down so gob-smackingly insincere and unearned that […]
Zack Snyder on uniting the Justice League and Superman’s role
Over the weekend, Warner Bros. unveiled the new trailer for Zack Snyder’s latest DC offering Justice League, and the filmmaker has been chatting to USA Today about bringing the iconic superheroes together for November’s blockbuster. “The thing that’s awesome about these icons is that a lot of them we haven’t seen in the movies before […]
Details on Michael Keaton’s Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming revealed
With a new trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming set to arrive online on Tuesday, USA Today has released a new image of Michael Keaton as the film’s main antagonist The Vulture, as well as revealing some details on the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of the iconic comic book villain. The site reports that Keaton’s Adrian Toomes […]
Blu-ray Review – House: The Complete Collection
House: The Complete Collection Limited Edition Box Set Directed by Steve Miner/Ethan Wiley/James Isaac/Lewis Abernathy. Starring William Katt, Kay Lenz, George Wendt, Richard Moll, Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Lar Park-Lincoln, Amy Yasbeck, Bill Maher, John Ratzenberger, Dean Cleverdon, Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Dedee Pfeiffer, Terri Treas, Melissa Clayton, Scott Burkholder, Denny […]
Blu-ray Review – Pieces (1982)
Pieces, 1982. Directed by Juan Piquer Simón. Starring Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Jack Taylor, Frank Braña, Edmund Purdom, Paul Smith, and Ian Sera. SYNOPSIS: A killer stalks a college campus looking for victims so he can use their body parts to make a human jigsaw. One of the better 1980s slasher movies to not […]
Second Opinion – Dig Two Graves (2014)
Dig Two Graves, 2014. Written and Directed by Hunter Adams. Starring Ted Levine, Samantha Isler, Danny Goldring, Troy Ruptash, and Rachael Drummond. SYNOPSIS: DIG TWO GRAVES tells the story of a young girl’s obsession with the death of her brother, taking her on a nightmarish journey where she must a face a deadly proposition to […]
