The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies Review
The Plot: In the third instalment of The Hobbit trilogy, finally completing the epic Tolkien franchise, the battle continues to rage for the riches of the fabled Mountain Kingdom of Erebor. Diminutive Hobbit hero Bilbo Baggins and the forces of good stand against an ancient evil and a deadly array of monstrous foes. As Dwarves, [...]
Graduate Director Mike Nichols Dies at 83
Award winning director Mike Nichols has died at the age of 83, passing away in his New York home from an apparent heart attack. After making his directing debut with Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1966 the versatile filmmaker was responsible for Catch-22, Working Girl, Regarding Henry, The Birdcage, Primary Colors, Closer and most recently Charlie Wilson’s War. However despite [...]
British Independent Film Award Nominations 2014
This year’s nominations for the British Independent Film Awards were announced by Jared Harris today with the Imitation Game, Pride, ’71, Mr Turner and Frank leading the field with multiple nominations. Benedict Cumberbatch is honored with this year’s Variety Award, while Emma Thompson receives the Richard Harris Award. Best Director John Michael McDonagh for Calvary Lenny Abrahamson for Frank Matthew [...]
Men Women & Children Review
The Plot Emma Thompson narrates Jason Reitman’s latest comedy drama, which delves into impact of technology among a whole host of characters young and old. Various interwoven stories explore how the advent of ever present social media has forever changed notions of privacy, intimacy and identity. The Good Opening with a shot of a satellite [...]
Gone Girl Review
The Plot When a beautiful young woman Amy Dunne suddenly disappears under suspicious circumstances her seemingly distraught husband soon finds himself at the centre of intense scrutiny from the press, public and police. As facts twist and become both more and less clear even audiences are gripped by the question, did Nick Dunne murder his [...]
Camp X-Ray Review
The Plot A young American soldier stationed as a guard at Guantanamo Bay finds herself discovering an unlikely and at times reluctant connection with one particular ‘detainee’, throwing into question her view of right and wrong. The Good Guantanamo Bay and the questionable ethics behind America’s infamous prison camp for ‘evil doers’ has been the [...]
Film4 Frightfest 2014 Day One Blog
With the August bank holiday just beginning, so too comes the Film 4 Frightfest. Now in its 15th year, the annual and infamous horror festival is bigger than ever at its new home at the Vue Leicester square. Exploring the weird, wonderful and at times gore drenched delights of the horror genre, Frightfest remains the [...]
Lucy Review
The Plot After being inadvertently drawn into the trafficking of an experimental new drug, a typical young woman called Lucy is exposed to a massive dose of the strange blue substance, allowing her to unlock the full capacity of her brain and bringing with it seemingly unlimited superhuman powers. She has to quickly unlock the [...]
Benedict Cumberbatch is Jungle Book Shere Khan
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch becomes the first official cast member of Warners Bros Jungle Book, signing on for the role of villainous Tiger Shere Khan. Acclaimed motion capture pioneer Andy Serkis is making his directing debut with the project, which will be going head to head with a rival production from animation masters Disney. Disney [...]
Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright Plan New Trilogy
The World’s End marked the end to a self proclaimed trilogy of films from Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg & Nick Frost. Some had speculated that this apocalyptic final chapter in the series would somehow be the final big screen collaboration for the team behind Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead and Spaced. However speaking to [...]