Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. SYNOPSIS: King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles. I have my town’s local PBS station to […]
The Apprentice Series 11 Episode 7 Review – ‘Discount Store’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Apprentice, in which the teams struggled in their attempts to capitalise on the discount store boom… There was a sense of dust settling on this week’s episode of The Apprentice after last week’s boardroom bloodbath. This week saw the teams rebalanced as Lord Sugar sent them to […]
Second Opinion – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, 2015. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Gwendoline Christie, Patina Miller, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and Evan Ross. […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Tag (2015)
Tag, 2015. Directed by Sion Sono. Starring Reina Trendl, Mariko Shinoda and Erina Mano. SYNOPSIS: Mitsuko, a normal, average schoolgirl, experiences extreme situations that lead her to question her own reality. That plot synopsis of Tag above is simply a decent guess. Director Sion Sono has already directed six films this year, with a seventh […]
Movie Review – The Carrier (2015)
The Carrier, 2015. Directed by Anthony Woodley. Starring Ed Kingsley, Jack Gordon, Karen Bryson, Joe Dixon, Zora Bishop, Billy Clarke, Andrew French, Luke Healy and Rebecca Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Eight survivors take to the skies in a badly damaged aircraft to escape an antibiotic resistant pandemic which decimates the planet. There’s nowhere safe to land, but […]
Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #5
Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #5… Will the museum’s gala event for King Ahktenkhamen, a serial-killing couple, and a soul-stealing phone all wrap up nicely here? Of course not! Luckily, Dirk wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s our final issue of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency – well until February 2016 that is anyway […]
The Big Bang Theory Season 9 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Mystery Date Observation’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory’s ninth season, which foregrounded relationship faux pas and a pair of guest stars… After a solid episode last week, The Big Bang Theory continued to revitalise its rather slow ninth run with another stellar episode in ‘The Mystery Date Observation’. Like many of the […]
Blu-ray Review – Closely Observed Trains (1966)
Closely Observed Trains (Ostre sledované vlaky),1966. Directed by Jiří Menzel. Starring Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vladimír Valenta, Alois Vachek and Ferdinand Kruta. SYNOPSIS: An apprentice train dispatcher at a village station seeks his first sexual encounter and becomes despondent when he is unable to perform. Growing up sure isn’t easy. When you add World War II and Nazi occupation into the […]
DVD Review – Beck The Series: Volume 1
Beck The Series: Volume 1 Starring Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Ingvar Hirdwall, Rebecka Hemse. SYNOPSIS : Detective Martin Beck investigates a series of crimes in Stockholm, Sweden alongside his partner Gunvald Larsson. The contrast between the calm and studious internal world of celebrated Swedish detective Martin Beck and the drama of murderous crime is brought […]
Comic Book Review – Autumnlands #7
Zeb Larson reviews Autumnlands #7… NEW STORY ARC. The second arc begins. Wounded and lost, our heroes seek safety, but find…something bizarre. After a long (too long, but oh well) hiatus, Autumnlands is finally back and in fine form. After the cliffhanger that we ended on in the sixth issue, we’re now following two different […]
