The Forest, 2016. Directed by Jason Zada. Starring Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken, Stephanie Vogt and Yuho Yamashita. SYNOPSIS: A woman heads into Japan’s notorious Suicide Forest to find her missing twin sister, only to find herself confronted by supernatural terror. The first real horror film of the year is something of a mixed bag. On the one […]
Why Frasier Deserves More Recognition
Edward Gardiner on why Frasier deserves more recognition… If I asked you to think of a sitcom beginning with ‘F’ which first aired in the 90s, what immediately springs to mind? I’d wager about 90% of you are currently thinking “well it’s Friends, of course” – or at least would be had I not incepted […]
Movie Review – Macbeth (2015)
Macbeth, 2015. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Sean Harris, Elizabeth Debicki, Jack Reynor and Paddy Considine. SYNOPSIS: Macbeth, a duke of Scotland, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders […]
DVD Review – Little Accidents (2014)
Little Accidents, 2014. Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring Elizabeth Banks, Jacob Loflands, Boyd Holbrook and Josh Lucas. SYNOPSIS: In a small American town still living in the shadow of a terrible coal mine accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws together a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boy […]
Movie Review – Buttercup Bill (2015)
Buttercup Bill, 2015 Directed by Remy Bennett and Emilie Richard-Froozan. Starring Remy Bennett, Evan Louison, Mallory June, Pauly Lingerfelt and Monroe Robertson. SYNOPSIS: The psycho-sexual romance of Patrick and Pernilla- mutually obsessed soul mates clinging to childhood secrets. Closer to twins separated at birth than friends or lovers, they express love through sexual games of jealousy […]
Movie Review – Absolutely Anything (2015)
Absolutely Anything, 2015. Directed by Terry Jones. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Rob Riggle, Robin Williams, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones. SYNOPSIS: A group of eccentric aliens give a man the power to do absolutely anything in order to determine if the Earth is worth saving. The premise of Absolutely Anything will be familiar to fans […]
Movie Review – Precinct Seven Five (2014)
Precinct Seven Five, 2014. Directed by Tiller Russell. Featuring Michael Dowd, Ken Eurell, Walter Yurkiw and Dori Eurell. SYNOPSIS: Meet the dirtiest cop in New York City history. In the 1980s, Michael Dowd patrolled the mean streets of one of the toughest precincts in Brooklyn. He also headed a ruthless criminal network that stole money and drugs, […]
Second Opinion – The Gallows (2015)
The Gallows, 2015 Directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing. Starring Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos, Cassidy Gifford, Travis Cluff and Price T. Morgan. SYNOPSIS: 20 years after a horrific accident during a small town school play, students at the school resurrect the failed show in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the […]
Second Opinion – Entourage (2015)
Entourage, 2015. Directed by Doug Ellin. Starring Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Haley Joel Osment, Constance Zimmer, Emmanuelle Chrique and Billy Bob Thornton. SYNOPSIS: Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back – and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold on […]
Movie Review – Area 51 (2015)
Area 51, 2015. Directed by Oren Peli. Starring Reid Warner, Jelena Nik, Darrin Bragg and Ben Rovner. SYNOPSIS: Three young conspiracy theorists attempt to uncover the mysteries of Area 51, the government’s secret location rumored to have hosted encounters with alien beings. What they find at this hidden facility exposes unimaginable secrets. In 2009, Oren Peli all […]
