Thor: God Of Thunder, Lightning and Storms
He’s big and he’s bold and he’s got a beard. Thor is one of the most instantly recognisable characters from Norse mythology, thanks in small part to the 2011 film starring Chris Hemsworth as...
The Place Beyond The Pines – Review
Film Rating: Dir: Derek Cianfrance UK Release: out now I hadn’t read or heard much about The Place Beyond the Pines before I went to view it last week, so had no idea what...
The Year of the Rat Pack
A group of actors and entertainers with unparalleled cool and chutzpah, the Rat Pack’s attitude, style, and live fast (but not actually) die young attitude has resonated down through the decades. Their influence on...
The Look Of Love – Review
Film Rating: Dir: Michael Winterbottom UK Release: 26th April Having collaborated on 24 Hour Party People and The Trip, director Michael Winterbottom and actor/comedian Steve Coogan are reunited once more in The Look of...
Bernie – Review
Film Rating: Dir: Richard Linklater UK Release: 26th April Can the sweetest guy in the world also be a cold-blooded killer? That’s the question posed in Richard Linklater’s latest picture, Bernie. School of Rock...
Top Ten Romantic Films Ever Made – My List
Time Out recently revealed their 100 best romantic movies ever made list. Last year I took part in the Top 100 Horror movies survey. Which was nice. Inspired by this countdown and fellow blogger...
Baron Blood – Blu-ray Review
Film Rating: Extra Features Rating: Dir: Mario Bava UK Release: 29th April Mario Bava’s 1972 gothic horror features a lineage all the way back to Black Sunday (1960). There are major differences; it’s in...
Cannes 2013 Director’s Fortnight Announces Line-up
Over the past few days there’s been lots of announcements on the Festival de Cannes front. We’ve had the In Competition and Un Certain Regard line-ups, the Critics’ Week roster and today we’ve got...
Iron Man 3 – Review
Film Rating: Dir: Shane Black UK Release: 25th April With hopes and expectations set high by Joss Whedon’s take on the Avengers, it’s perhaps easy to forget that, as a solo franchise star, Robert...
Bait – DVD Review
Film Rating: Extra Features Rating: Dir: Kimble Rendall UK Release: 29th April, also in 3D Blu-ray ‘We’re gonna need a bigger supermarket’. The line isn’t uttered in this silly B movie, written by Highlander...
















