Spectre, 2015. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott and Monica Bellucci. SYNOPSIS: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels […]
Countdown to Spectre – GoldenEye Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of GoldenEye… Between 1989 and 1995 the Bond franchise was in limbo due to a changed world. The Soviet Union had collapsed and the Berlin Wall came down, effectively ending the Cold War. Between those were legal troubles with MGM, owner of Bond distributor United […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Room (2015)
Room, 2015. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson Starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Tom McCamus, Sean Bridgers, Wendy Crewson and William H. Macy SYNOPSIS: Love knows no boundaries Room is a harrowing piece of filmmaking where a mother and five-year-old son are confined to the titular claustrophobic space. The life that Ma/Joy (Brie Larson) is able […]
Movie Review – One Million K(l)icks (2014)
One Million K(l)icks, 2014. Directed by Alex Padrutt and Oliver Juhrs Starring Mike Moeller, Martin Baden, Bartholomaeus Kowalski, Volkram Zschiesche, Sabine Steinbach and Yanlong Li. SYNOPSIS: A fighter with a heart of gold finds himself drawn into an Internet-streaming underground martial arts tournament. Since Bruce Lee took on an island of fighting experts in Enter […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival 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 – Stung (2015)
Stung, 2015. Directed by Benni Diez. Starring Matt O’Leary, Clifton Collins Jr., Jessica Cook, Tony de Maeyer, Lance Henriksen, Cecilia Pillado, David Masterson. SYNOPSIS: A swarm of mutant killer wasps go on the rampage at a well-to-do garden party. Creature feature B-movies, much like zombie movies, have become so numerous with the advances of CGI […]
Blu-ray Review – Hellraiser – The Scarlet Box Limited Edition Trilogy
Hellraiser – The Scarlet Box Limited Edition Trilogy Directed by Clive Barker/Tony Randel/Anthony Hickox. Starring Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Doug Bradley , Ashley Laurence, Nicholas Vince, Simon Bamford, Barbie Wilde, Sean Chapman, Kenneth Cranham, Oliver Parker, Terry Farrell, Kevin Bernhardt, Oliver Smith, Grace Kirby, Paula Marshall, Ken Carpenter, Imogen Boorman, William Hope. SYNOPSIS: The first […]
DVD Review – Howl (2015)
Howl, 2015. Directed by Paul Hyett. Starring Ed Speleers, Holly Weston, Elliot Cowan, Amit Shah, Sam Gittins, Duncan Preston, Sean Pertwee and Rosie Day. SYNOPSIS: A train full of passengers must band together to fight off a pack of bloodthirsty wolf-like creatures. Two new werewolf movies released in the same month? Must be close to […]
BFI Review – I Know Where I’m Going! (1945)
I Know Where I’m Going!, 1945. Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Starring Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey, Pamela Brown, Finlay Currie and Petula Clark. SYNOPSIS: Due to marry on the isle of Kiloran, Joan Webster sets off to Scotland to meet her future husband. At the final hurdle, she is stuck at the waters […]
Heroes Reborn Episode 6 Review – ‘Game Over’
Tai Freligh reviews episode 6 of Heroes Reborn, ‘Game Over’… This week’s episode was solid, with some major developments in the plot as well as our many disparate groups crossing paths and coming together as they head towards their ultimate goal of saving the world. Finally we get to see some of the original Heroes […]
