Villordsutch reviews A Second Chance at Eden by Peter F. Hamilton… I’m rather ignorant about the works of Peter F. Hamilton, which is odd as I adore my science fiction stories, and I feel that as the cover tells me that Peter is “Britain’s Number One Science Fiction Writer” I should be aware of his […]
Veep Season 2 – Episode 7 Review
Matt Smith reviews the seventh episode of Veep season two… There’s a thing about being forced to not work. That feeling of relaxation, along with the almost claustrophobic closing off of the outside world that creates a sense of disconnection with the everyone else. Things are being done, but not of your own accord and […]
Movie Review – Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gone with the Wind, 1939. Directed by Victor Fleming.Starring Clarke Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland. SYNOPSIS: A manipulative Southern belle carries on a turbulent affair with a blockade runner during the American Civil War. Gone with the Wind demands the cinema experience. Now, we argue about films like Gravity and Avatar. […]
Christoph Waltz wanted for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
News of the fifth instalment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has been rare since confirmation of its subtitle Dead Men Tell No Tales. So far, only Johnny Depp has been confirmed to return for another outing as Captain Jack Sparrow, however it’s been reported that Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained) is currently […]
Aquaman movie rumours surface again
The much ridiculed Aquaman is rumoured to have a film in development, sparked by the latest comments from DC Entertainment’s chief creative officer and comic book writer Geoff Johns, who called the Atlantean “a priority character for the company… He became a little bit of a joke… Suddenly, he was nobody’s favorite super hero… He’s […]
Movie Review – The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 2013. Directed by Ben Stiller.Starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Sean Penn, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Scott, Patton Oswalt and Shirley MacLaine. SYNOPSIS: Walter Mitty is a middle-aged man who has done nothing with his life. He continually loses himself in daydreams, wishing that he could break free of the mental […]
Runner Runner and Online Gambling
Many of us have heard the ‘horror stories’ of getting involved in online gambling, but very few films or television shows actually address this issue, however, new film Runner Runner has tackled the problem head on. Throughout the course of the film, the audience follow the story of Richie Furst, a Princeton graduate played by […]
PlayStation 4 Review
Andy Naylor reviews the PlayStation 4…. Nearly a decade has passed since the launch of the last/current (it’s hard to keep track of industry standard terms these days) games consoles. Friday marks the European release of the PlayStation 4. Even though we Europeans are again treated like the black sheep of the world, having to […]
Disney crosses $4 billion at the global box office for 2013
Walt Disney Pictures has announced that it has broken the $4 billion mark at the global box office this year for the first time in history, thanks in no small part to smash hits such Thor: The Dark World, Monsters University and Oz the Great and Powerful, not to mention 2013’s highest-grossing movie Iron Man […]
Elementary Season 2 – Episode 6 Review
Matt Smith reviews the sixth episode of Elementary season 2…. A case, it can be said (by me, right now), is a lot like life. What can at first seem simple is at times frustrating, maddening and complicated. But in the end will hopefully bring satisfaction to those involved. The case in point is the […]