Oliver Davis reviews the fifth episode of Game of Thrones Season Two… The Ghost of Harrenhal. Directed by David Petrarca. Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. This week was a mixed bag. We were spoilt with Joffrey’s douchebagery last week, but here he’s not present at all. Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) and Davos Seaworth […]

Despite being just a couple of months away from his 66th birthday, Sylvester Stallone is showing little sign of slowing down and settling into a nice, cosy retirement. Having completed principal photography on The Expendables 2 earlier this year, Stallone is currently filming The Tomb alongside fellow action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger and while The Expendables […]

The Wicker Tree, 2011. Written and Directed by Robin Hardy. Starring Graham McTavish, Jacqueline Leonardas, Brittania Nicol, Honeysuckle Weeks, Henry Garrett and Clive Russell. SYNOPSIS: Two devout Christians are sent on a mission to spread the word of God to the residents of Tressock in Scotland, where they are invited to take part in a […]

Demons 2 (Italian: Dèmoni 2), 1986. Directed by Lamberto Bava. Starring David Edwin Knight, Nancy Brilli, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Bobby Rhodes and Asia Argento. SYNOPSIS: An apartment building becomes infected by demons, who then proceed to prey on the tenants. Following the success of Demons, it came as no surprise that Dario Argento would produce a […]

Demons (Italian: Dèmoni), 1985. Directed by Lamberto Bava. Starring Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny and Fiore Argento. SYNOPSIS: A group of people find themselves trapped in a movie theatre infected by ravenous demons. When discussing Italian cinema, it’s impossible not to mention the horror genre. Furthermore it’s also impossible not to mention Dario Argento. […]

The Avengers (a.k.a. Avengers Assemble), 2012. Written and Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Gwyneth Paltrow and Paul Bettany. SYNOPSIS: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes assemble to protect the Earth from Loki and his […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Gladiator, 2000. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou and Richard Harris. Gladiator is the epic Roman tale of a great and loyal general who is stabbed in the […]

The Innocents, 1961. Directed by Jack Claton. Starring Deborah Kerr, Pamela Franklin, Martin Stephens and Megs Jenkins. SYNOPSIS: A woman is employed to care for two children in a country mansion, but things aren’t quite as they seem. The ghost story is a peculiar breed of horror – it can be clumsily utilised to provide […]

Twice Round the Daffodils, 1962. Directed by Gerald Thomas. Starring Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston, Kenneth Williams, Ronald Lewis, Andrew Ray, Joan Sims and Jill Ireland. SYNOPSIS: A group of four male patients arrive at a sanatorium to be treated for tuberculosis. As they adjust to their new home, each one of them starts […]

Anghus Houvouras on why the online film sites got it wrong, again… Last week Peter Jackson screened ten minutes of footage from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at CinemaCon. This is the kind of story that has ‘online traction’ written all over it. The previous trilogy was a multi-billion dollar endeavor that created a new […]