It’s fair to say that producer Michael Bay’s planned live-action adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles didn’t get off to the best of starts with fans of the heroes in a half-shell, which of course stemmed from the fact that the Turtles would be reimagined as aliens. While the project has subsequently been delayed, fan […]

Filthy Rich & Catflap, 1987. Created by Ben Elton. Starring Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. SYNOPSIS: The misadventures of the self-centred, z-list TV presenter Richie Rich, his agent and occasional pornographer Ralph Filthy, and his one-man entourage Eddie Catflap. With a career spanning three decades as a double act, Rik Mayall and Adrian […]

Following the release of The Dark Knight Rises last month, Warner Bros. now finds itself in a difficult position with regards to the future of the lucrative Batman franchise. With Christopher Nolan categorically confirming that his time in Gotham is over, it seems the studio has three options: 1) continue Nolan’s Dark Knight series, sans […]

The Girl from the South, 2012.Directed by José Luis García.Starring Lim Su-kyung, Alejandro, and José Luis García. SYNOPSIS: While attending a communist sponsored youth conference held in North Korea, a member of the Argentinian delegation encounters a South Korean activist who captures the attention of the media and all those in attendance with her message […]

Jake Peffer on the second season of the Matt LeBlanc comedy Episodes… One would never think a show where former Friends star Matt LeBlanc plays a fictional version of himself could work. After a successful first season and a Best Actor Golden Globe, Episodes has become quite the surprise. Episodes follows Stephen Mangan and Tamsin […]

Leviathan, 2012.Directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel.Starring Declan Conneely, Johnny Gatcombe, Adrian Guillette, Brian Jannelle, Clyde Lee, Arthur Smith, and Christopher Swampstead. SYNOPSIS:Off the coast of New England commercial fishermen apply their trade in the same waters where one of the most famous creatures in literature roamed, Moby Dick. Though it is stated in the title of the documentary no biblical […]

One in the Chamber, 2012. Directed by William Kaufman. Starring Dolph Lundgren, Cuba Gooding Jr., Claudia Bassols, Billy Murray, Leo Gregory and Louis Mandylor. SYNOPSIS: A seasoned assassin plays both sides in a Russian gang war and becomes the target of an unknown enemy. With so many action gods in The Expendables 2, and many […]

Accused (Series 1). Created by Jimmy McGovern. Starring Warren Brown, Peter Capaldi, Mackenzie Crook, Christopher Eccleston, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Ben Smith, Juliet Stevenson and Marc Warren. SYNOPSIS: Accused centres on ordinary people who end up in the dock. But should these men and women be there? Are they innocent or guilty or somewhere in […]

The Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season. Starring Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeffrey DeMunn, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs and Norman Reedus. SYNOPSIS: The end of civilization was just the beginning for Rick Grimes and the other survivors. As the fight to stay alive intensifies and personal rivalries continue to fuel, […]

Oliver Davis reviews Part 1 of the Sky 1 special, A Touch of Cloth… “Natasha’s called from the mortuary. She said it’s big.”“I know. I’ve been there.” That is an excellent joke. It echoes the great Airplane running gag of: “You’d better tell the Captain we’ve got to land as soon as we can. This […]