“Robot & Frank”– Cinema Review
After reading the synopsis for Robot & Frank it would be very easy to make some sweeping judgments about what kind of film it is going to be. The story is essentially a “buddy-caper” film about an...
View Article“Sound City”– Online Film Review
When I first heard that Dave Grohl was going to make a movie I feared the worst. He may well be musician extraordinaire from Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Tenacious D etc and may have...
View Article“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”– DVD & Blu-Ray Review
Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy trilogy (The Lord of the Rings) had a profound effect on me as a young moviegoer, so much so that it made me want to be involved with film making in someway. Unfortunately...
View Article“The Evil Dead”– Online Film Review
I must admit that when I watch a highly-revered “old” film I’m not – and probably never will be – quite as wowed as the generation who first watched it. Nonetheless, I always respect it…But that’s not...
View Article“Iron Man 3″– Cinema Review
I hated Iron Man 2. It was a disaster because it was made to build up The Avengers, so consequently there were too many useless characters & enemies who did nothing; unfortunately it just fell...
View Article“Evil Dead”– Cinema Review
In the last decade there have been no end of shocking remakes of classic horrors… And I don’t mean shocking the way they should be! This “revisioning” of the 1981 horror is exactly what we needed. A...
View Article“Paranormal Activity 4″– DVD Review
The Paranormal Activity franchise has been very inconsistent in its returns so far; the original spooky camcorded activity took the world by storm and is still a really intelligently made film; the...
View Article“Hereafter”– Online Film Review
Hereafter, a film by aging legend Clint Eastwood is very much like its aged film maker. It is slow, thoughtful, full of talent and always has death on its thoughts. Oh, and it certainly isn’t a barrel...
View Article“I’m So Excited!”– Cinema Review
If asked to describe Pedro Almodovar’s new film I’m So Excited! in one word, then strange definitely would be it. Or perhaps odd, outlandish, quirky, pretty much any of these will do. But the real...
View Article“Life of Pi”– 3D Blu-Ray Review
On paper, Life of Pi is an awful idea. A young Indian man (named Pi) who gets caught up in a shipwreck survives at sea in a lifeboat whilst accompanied by a Bengal Tiger. It shouts “This is...
View ArticleLes Misérables – DVD & Blu-Ray Review
The achievement of Director Tom Hooper’s adaption of Les Misérables the Victor Hugo novel – although more well known as the stage production I’d wager – is a grandiose and spectacular film to watch....
View Article“Ted”– Online Film Review
The creator of Family Guy’s debut foray into live-action was always going to be a tough one, expectations were so high for it. Of course, when it hit the cinemas people loved it but is it as good...
View ArticleWe’re the Millers – Cinema Review
Since the early 90s Jennifer Aniston has been a staple face in comedy – but more specifically, Romantic Comedy – yet, other than ‘that’ show with which she gained her fame her output has been a rather...
View ArticleThe Greatest Movie Ever Sold – DVD Review
As documentary directors go you have to hand it to Morgan Spurlock ( of Super Size Me fame), he is damned good at making a topical issue into a genuinely entertaining film. In Super Size Me he lifted...
View ArticleAbout Time – Film Review
It’s not often a film sneaks up on you quite like About Time does, although the release of a Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral) film is always something to keep...
View ArticleInsidious: Chapter 2 – Film Review
Horror films these days really do seem to come and go without so much as a whimper of notice from the average joe. They may scare you in the moment, make you jump or even make have a nervous glance...
View ArticleCaptain America : The First Avenger – Blu Ray Review
It’s not often that you sit down to watch a film expecting to be entertained for the next couple of hours but end up absorbing the work of a genius or are dumbfounded by how much you enjoy a film. When...
View ArticleRunner Runner – Film Review
A film called Runner Runner is always going to attract the gamblers into the auditorium. Perhaps by nature of starring Justin Timberlake as a poker player who think’s he’s been cheated by an online...
View ArticleWorld War Z – DVD Review
As zombie films go, this one is about as big as you can get. Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead had a log cabin invaded by evil, Shaun of the Dead a pub and Dawn of the Dead had a whole shopping mall swamped with...
View ArticleOne Chance – Film Review
To label a movie as a ‘feel-good-film’ is, to me at least, damning with faint praise. Nobody ever wants to see a ‘feel-good-film’, they just Image Owned by Relevant Entertainment and Syco Television...
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