Limitless, 2011. Directed by Neil Burger. Starring Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel and Johnny Whitworth. SYNOPSIS: A writer takes an experimental mind-enhancing ‘smart drug’, attracting the attention of shadowy forces determined to use his newfound abilities for their own gain. Is it possible to be a genius in an age when […]
Page and Screen – What is the real legacy of Slytherin from Harry Potter?
Liam Trim with the latest edition of ‘Page and Screen’… Warning: This article contains spoilers that may induce suicide. When I finally saw Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, just a few days after its release, I was ecstatic to find that the franchise bowed out by reclaiming its magical mojo. For me […]
Rising to the Big Screen: Daniel H. Wilson talks about Steven Spielberg
Trevor Hogg chats with author Daniel H. Wilson about filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s upcoming cinematic adaptation of his novel Robopocalypse… Hollywood director Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan), upon reading a partially written manuscript about an artificial intelligence known as Archos which takes over modern technology and converts into it a lethal weapon against humanity, optioned the […]
DVD Review – Iron Lord (2010)
Iron Lord (Russian: Yaroslav. Tysyachu let nazad), 2010. Directed by Dmitri Korobkin. Starring Aleksandr Ivashkevich, Svetlana Chuikina, Aleksey Kravchenko, Viktor Verzhbitskiy and Valeriy Zolotukhin. SYNOPSIS: The Russian Prince Yaroslav struggles to maintain order in his kingdoms as barbarian hordes and slave-traders carve their way from one settlement to the next, threatening his power over the […]
Review Blood: True Blood Recap 4.5 – “I Hate You, I Love You”
Sean Guard sinks his teeth into the latest episode of the popular U.S. vampire series True Blood, “I Hate You, I Love You”… So Sookie seems to be falling for the same man, well vampire, that she used to absolutely loathe. Although Eric has become a character who has lost his “vampire balls”, he has […]
Thoughts on… The Tourist (2010)
The Tourist, 2010. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Starring Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff, Rufus Sewell and Christian De Sica. SYNOPSIS: An American tourist becomes entagled in a web of intrigue and danger when he crosses paths with a woman whose lover is wanted by the police and the […]
DVD Review – Middle Men (2009)
Middle Men, 2009. Directed by George Gallo. Starring Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, James Caan, Kevin Pollak and Rade Serbedzija. SYNOPSIS: Jack Harris, a middle man for various dodgy dealings, ends up helping two genius stoners create the first internet billing system for pornography websites in the late nineties. But the illegitimate business connections […]
DVD Review – Lake Mungo (2008)
Lake Mungo, 2008. Directed by Joel Anderson. Starring Talia Zucker, Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Steve Jodrell, Tamara Donnellan and Scott Terrill. SYNOPSIS: Following the death of their daughter, a family begin to experience strange and inexplicable events around their home that lead them to suspect they are being haunted by her spirit. Australian […]
Movie Review – Horrible Bosses (2011)
Horrible Bosses, 2011. Written and Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. SYNOPSIS: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness. It’s ‘average new comedy’ time this weekend with the […]
The Week in Spandex – The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, Ghost Rider, The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel and more…
Presenting our weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Well, it’s been a great time for superhero fans this past week, with the official release of the teaser trailers for The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man, along with a leaked trailer for The Avengers and a host […]