Safety Not Guaranteed, 2012. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, Jeff Garlin, Jenica Bergere, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Kristen Bell. SYNOPSIS: Three magazine employees respond to an unusual classified ad from a guy seeking a companion for time travel. The premise of Safety Not Guaranteed is fairly simple […]
Special Features – Why We Love Christmas Films
Helen Murdoch on why we love Christmas films… Gifts are being wrapped, trees are being propped up and the smell of mince pies is at every turn, it is of course Christmas, our favourite time of year. As a certified film addict, Christmas is the time of great movies as well, which got me thinking […]
Movie Review – The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
The Man with the Iron Fists, 2012. Directed by RZA. Starring RZA, Russell Crowe, Lucy Lui, Jamie Chung, Cung Le, Byron Mann, Pam Grier and Dave Bautista. SYNOPSIS: In feudal China, a treasure trove of gold leads various clans into war. In the middle of it all is a blacksmith, who must protect his love, […]
Movie Review – The Master (2012)
The Master, 2012. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Dern, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons and Kevin J. O’Connor. SYNOPSIS: A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future – until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader. When […]
Movie Review – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, 2012. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon. Featuring the voice talents of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Frances McDormand, Jessica Chastain, Andy Richter, Bryan Cranston, Martin Short and Vinnie Jones. SYNOPSIS: Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are […]
DVD Review – Bereavement (2010)
Bereavement, 2010. Written and Directed by Steven Mena. Starring Alexandra Daddario, Spencer List, Brett Rickaby, Michael Biehn, Nolan Gerard Funk, Kathryn Meisle, Peyton List, John Savage and Valentina de Angelis. SYNOPSIS: A deranged psychopath kidnaps a young boy with a genetic disorder that causes him to feel no physical pain and forces him to become […]
Movie Review – The Pact (2012)
The Pact, 2012. Written and Directed by Nicholas McCarthy. Starring Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Agnes Bruckner, Haley Hudson, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Samuel Ball and Mark Steger. SYNOPSIS: Following her mother’s death, a young woman returns to her childhood home and struggles to come to terms with memories of the past, her troubled sister’s disappearance […]
Movie Review – Sinister (2012)
Sinister, 2012. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Starring Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone, Fred Thompson, Clare Foley and Michael Hall D’Addario. SYNOPSIS: Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity. It’s […]
Movie Review – Untouchable (2011)
Untouchable (A.K.A. The Intouchables), 2011. Written and Directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. Starring François Cluzet, Audrey Fleurot, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny and Clotilde Mollet. SYNOPSIS: After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker. There is a improvised scene […]
Movie Review – Dredd 3D (2012)
Dredd 3D, 2012. Directed by Pete Travis. Starring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Langley Kirkwood, Wood Harris, Luke Tyler, Junior Singo, Jason Cope, Domhnall Gleeson and Rakie Ayola. SYNOPSIS: Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) teams up with rookie Judge Anderson (Olivia Thirlby) to take down a gang that’s flooding the streets of Mega City One […]
