Trevor Hogg chats with Adam Rowland about charting the course of the visual effects for Captain Phillips… When Oscar-winner Tom Hanks (Saving Mr. Banks) teamed with filmmaker Paul Greengrass (Green Zone) to tell the true story about Somali pirates hijacking an American cargo ship some digital trickery was needed to augment the on-location settings.  “We […]

2014 is shaping up to be a pretty big year for the Danish toy brick manufacturers LEGO. Not only is The LEGO Movie banking big bucks at the box office, but the toy line is also set to extend with what is sure to be one of its most popular licensed properties in The Simpsons, […]

This weekend is being touted as “battle of the 80’s remakes” and one of the new releases on offer is Endless Love, a remake the 1981 version starring Brooke Shields, which is itself an adaption of a 1979 bestseller of the same name. However, original author Scott Spencer is not happy about the remake and […]

Her, 2013. Written and Directed by Spike Jonze.Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Rooney Mara. SYNOPSIS: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need. I’ve seen Her twice now. The first time I watched it […]

Jackson Ball reviews the second episode of House of Cards season 2… After the shell-shock of the first episode, it’s back to business as usual for House of Cards as the slow-burning plot complexities return. Spoilers Ahead – You’ve Been Warned! The episode begins with Francis “Frank” Underwood (Kevin Spacey) at long last being sworn […]

It looks like BBC Two period gangster drama Peaky Blinders is about to get a whole lot better when the much anticipated second season hits later this year. Tom Hardy will be joining the ranks for season two. The announcement was made today on the shows official Facebook page. Although little is known of Hardy’s […]

Power Rangers fans rejoice! Saban, the company behind the long-running franchise, has announced that the show has been renewed for a 22nd season entitled Power Rangers Dino Charge, which is set to get underway next year on Nickelodeon. Here’s the description for the series: On pre-historic planet Earth, an alien secretly entrusted the powerful Paragon […]

The Monuments Men, 2014. Directed by George Clooney.Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Cate Blanchett. SYNOPSIS: An unlikely World War II platoon are tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners. The Monuments Men is a textbook example of […]

Jackson Ball reviews the first episode of House of Cards season 2… The long-awaited second season of House of Cards has finally been made available by Netflix, with the website spoiling us with all 13 episodes at once. Perfect for a bit of binge-viewing on these cold winter evenings, you might think, but after watching […]

The LEGO Movie, 2014. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.Featuring the voice talents of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Cobie Smulders. SYNOPSIS: A regular LEGO man is mistaken for ‘The Special’ of prophecy and goes on […]