Deadfall, 2012. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.Starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kris Kristofferson and Sissy Spacek. SYNOPSIS: A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family’s Thanksgiving celebration. Deadfall is one of those annoying kind of […]

Dead Mine, 2012. Directed by Steven Sheil.Starring Sam Hazeldine, Joe Taslim, James Taenaka and Miki Mizuno. SYNOPSIS: The legend of Yamashita’s Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the only way […]

Marvel fans have plenty to look forward to over the next couple of years, with Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy building to the release of The Avengers 2 in 2015. However, with Iron Man 3 getting Phase Two of the MCU off to a billion dollar […]

 The Past (France: Le passe), 2013. Directed by Asghar Farhadi.Starring Berenice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, and Pauline Burlet. SYNOPSIS: An Iranian man deserts his French wife and two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife’s request for a divorce. […]

Robb Ghag reviews Age of Ultron #8… “With the Marvel Universe turned inside out, who will take responsibility for breaking the world? And is there any way to put it back? Wait until you see who is in charge of the new world order and how they got there…! A reality-spanning choice is made this […]

Stranger by the Lake (France: L’inconnu du lac), 2013. Written and Directed by Alain Guiraudie.Starring Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, and Patrick d’Assumcao. SYNOPSIS: Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel. An attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this, but wants […]

With Sam Mendes passing on the opportunity to helm the next instalment in the James Bond franchise, Eon Productions has a pretty big job on its hands replacing the Skyfall director for 007’s next big screen adventure. However, if a new rumour is to be believed, it seems that producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. […]

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Studio Ghibli’s 1988 classics My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies, Studio Canal has announced that UK fans will be able to experience a recreation of the original Japanese double-bill feature with the two anime masterpieces set to receive a nationwide theatrical release this month. “While their […]

The Bling Ring, 2013. Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola.  Starring Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann and Claire Julien. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their homes.  After Sofia Coppola justly earned plaudits for The […]

Alice Rush reviews episode 9 of the Psycho prequel series Bates Motel…. The penultimate episode is always a tricky one. It has to set up the finale, without revealing too much, but still start to working towards a conclusion. And there is still plenty to conclude in Bates Motel. The last episode ended with Norma […]