Blue Ruin, 2013 Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier Starring Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack, Eve Plumb SYNOPSIS: A mysterious outsider’s quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to […]
Movie Review – Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Muppets Most Wanted, 2014. Directed by James Bobin. Starring Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell, Jermaine Clement, Ray Liotta, Danny Trejo and featuring the voice talent of Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta and Peter Linz. SYNOPSIS: While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper […]
Sundance London 2014 Review – The Case Against 8 (2014)
The Case Against 8, 2014 Directed by Ben Cotner and Ryan White SYNOPSIS: A behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court. Human emotion can be a powerful […]
Sundance London 2014 Review – Dinosaur 13 (2014)
Dinosaur 13, 2014 Directed by Todd Douglas Miller SYNOPSIS: The true tale of one of the greatest discoveries in history. Before 1990, only 12 Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils had been found which were, at best, 40% complete. However a dig site in South Dakota discovered a T-Rex that was around 80% in tact – the biggest paleontological […]
Video Game Review – Child of Light
Andy Naylor reviews Child of Light… Don’t be confused by Child of Light, it’s not an indie game, despite all appearances suggesting otherwise. It’s a 2D platformer from French mega-studio, Ubisoft. They’ve identified the current popular trend in the market and leapt in – with great success in all honesty. The entire atmosphere of the game feels like […]
Sundance London 2014 Review – Frank (2014)
Frank, 2014 Directed by Lenny Abrahamson. Starring Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson and Maggie Gyllenhaal. SYNOPSIS: A young musician joins an eccentric band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank. Lenny Abrahamson released a terrific film called What Richard Did last year. Leaving the theatre left you slightly winded, as was the movie’s moral punch. It was […]
Sundance London 2014 Review – The Voices (2014)
The Voices, 2014 Directed by Marjane Satrapi. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton and Anna Kendrick. SYNOPSIS: A factory worker accidentally murders his co-worker after hearing voices from his pet dog and cat. Festival films come thick and fast during the press screenings. It’s hard to keep track of what the next movie is about. Glancing […]
Movie Review – Tokarev (2014)
Tokarev, 2014. Directed by Paco Cabezas. Starring Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols, Peter Stormare, Danny Glover and Aubrey Peeples. SYNOPSIS: When the Russian mob kidnaps the daughter of a reformed criminal, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice. Watching Nicolas Cage in Tokarev, having recently watched him in David Gordon […]
Sundance London 2014 Review – Hits (2014)
Hits, 2014 Directed by David Cross. Starring Matt Walsh, Meredith Hagner, Micheal Cera and David Koechner. SYNOPSIS: A disgruntled New Yorker’s cause is taken up by a hipster think tank from Brooklyn. “Written and directed by David Cross, based on a true story that hasn’t happened yet.” *Google translates opening credits* “Strap in.” Preconceptions are […]
Sundance London 2014 Review – They Came Together (2014)
They Came Together, 2014 Directed by David Wain. Starring Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler. SYNOPSIS: A couple tell the story of how they first met, which just so happens to have all the plot points of a by-numbers romantic comedy. Just look at that poster. At first glance, the tone appears like any other romantic […]
