Lincoln Review

The Plot: Steven Spielberg’s long awaited biopic of iconic American President Abraham Lincoln focuses on the last few months of his life as he attempts to pass the 13th Amendment through the House of Representatives and abolish slavery forever. However this triumphant historical moment is set against the end of the brutally destructive American civil [...]

The Last Stand Review

The Plot: Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a former LA cop enjoying semi-retirement as the Sherriff in an uneventful border town. But when the ruthless leader of a drug cartel escapes federal custody on the run for Mexico, the only thing standing in the way of his army of henchmen is Arnie and a small band of [...]

Flight Review

The Plot: When a passenger plane suffers catastrophic problems at 30,000 feet, its pilot somehow manages to make a miraculous lifesaving landing. However as the authorities and media investigate his heroic actions he struggles to conceal a troubling secret that could destroy everything. The Good: Flight is certainly not the first film to depict a [...]

Django Unchained Review

The Plot: After a bounty hunter recruits a slave called Django to help track down his latest payday the two become unlikely friends and partners. Together the pair set out to free Django’s wife Broomhilda from the clutches of a ruthless and sadistic Mississippi plantation owner. The Good: Quentin Tarantino reached new heights of blood [...]

Jack Reacher Review

The Plot: In a fabulously fun take on Lee Child’s novel One Shot, Tom Cruise plays a hardened former military investigator Jack Reacher. When an ex-soldier shoots five innocent civilians in broad daylight, Reacher returns to the US to make sure the man responsible is brought to justice. However all is not as it seems… [...]

Les Misérables Review

The Plot: The all singing story follows prisoner 24601 aka Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) ,imprisoned for stealing some bread for his sister, as he breaks parole and becomes a better man thanks to the compassion of a priest and a promise to young mother Fantine (Anne Hathaway) as she lays on her deathbed. The only [...]

Golden Globes Nominations List 2013

The full official list of nominations for the 70th Annual Golden Globes Awards ceremony has been announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. As is customary the nominees mostly consist of obvious contenders such as Lincoln, The Master, Life of Pi, Django Unchained and Les Miserables. Although as in previous year’s there’s at least a few surprises, with low profile romantic comedy Salmon Fishing [...]

High Frame Rate 3D Guide & Review

Much like James Cameron’s Avatar introduced  a new generation of 3D technology Peter Jackson  has chosen to make The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey the first major cinematic release in so called High Frame Rate 3D (or HFR 3D for short). What does it all mean and how does it actually looks… read on below to [...]

The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Review

The Plot: When the wizard Gandalf invites unassuming Hobbit Bilbo Baggins to join a brave band of Dwarfs on a quest to reclaim their homeland from the monstrous dragon Smaug; he finds it impossible to decline and sets out on an unexpected journey to face the magical perils of middle earth. The Good: J.R.R. Tolkien’s [...]

Life Of Pi Review

The Plot: A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor … a fearsome Bengal tiger. The Good: If you had ever had any doubts about the use of 3D, cast them aside now. [...]