We can’t say he didn’t warn us. This Thursday sees Arnold Schwarzenegger back in his iconic role in Terminator Genisys. Although this is technically the fifth Terminator film, the creators have said it is more of a…
Monthly Archives For June 2015
EIFF 2015 Review – The Messenger (2015)
David Blair‘s supernatural-drama The Messenger touches on some intriguing ideas, but refuses to commit to any of them. This is a watch that fails to engage – a result of its drifting narrative and shoddy…
Film Review – Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Channing Tatum and co. are back for Magic Mike XXL, this time without Matthew McConaughey and previous director Steven Soderbergh (who takes an executive producer credit here). Proceedings feel slightly smaller-scale despite the XXL tag,…
New trailer for Edinburgh award-winning 45 Years
Fresh from winning the top award for a British film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival at the weekend, comes the new trailer for Andrew Haigh’s (Looking, Weekend) spectacular 45 Years. The film, which is adapted from David Constantine’s short…
Blu-ray Review – It Follows (2015)
David Robert Mitchell’s psychological, sexually charged horror It Follows lands on Blu-Ray and DVD this week and is more than worth a punt for fans of atmospheric chillers. A natty examination of sexual apprehension and…
Win Anime Bleach Series 15 Part 2 On DVD
The conflict with the Reigai – artificial bodies housing modified souls – steps up as the green-haired Nozomi reveals her shocking secret! The Bleach heroes brace themselves for a gruelling succession of battles, and the…
DVD Review – Sacrament (2015)
Lee and Blake are a young couple on a spring break trip to the Texan coast.Along with a motley crew of stoner friends their plans are blown off course by a storm- i can’t actually…
Win Return To Sender On Blu-ray
To celebrate the release of Return To Sender – on download, DVD & Blu-ray from 6th July 2015 – we have a copy on Blu-ray to giveaway courtesy of Arrow Films. GONE GIRL meets MISERY…
The career of the Wachowski siblings- Jupiter Ascending
The Wachowskis siblings are often described as visionary directors celebrated for their orginaility, creativity and visually stunning work. Jupiter Ascending is undoubtedly unique in an era of remakes and sequels, this is a spectacle that…
Blu-Ray Review – A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
The latest film to enter the Masters of Cinema catalogue is A Letter to Three Wives. It’s an Oscar-winning melodrama from the late ’40s from director Joseph L. Mankiewicz a director known for classic Hollywood films like…
Blu-Ray Review – Jupiter Ascending
The Wackowskis changed cinema forever with The Matrix when it burst on our screens in 1999. They followed it with two sequels which were certainly a step down and at times seemed unnecessary but on repeated…
EIFF 2015 Review – Infini (2015)
Director and co-writer Shane Abbess successfully harks back to the glory days of the sci-fi genre with a refreshingly enjoyable old school aesthetic and plenty of thrills in Infini. Co-written by Brian Cachia, Infini follows…
Win Killer Mermaids On DVD
To celebrate the release of the action-packed creature feature Killer Mermaids – out on DVD 29th June – we have a copy to giveaway! With the hugely talented and much talked about Zone of the…
WWE Raw Recap – 22nd June, 2015
Instead of the usual Authority-flavoured opening this week, the Beast Incarnate himself, Brock Lesnar and his advocate Paul Heyman kicked off the show. It’s been a while since we got a proper Heyman promo and…