In the heat of the Queensland sunshine, Ivan Sen unearths the dark heart of provincial Australia with Mystery Road, a part-noir, part-western crime thriller; a small-town murder investigation with racially charged undertones. Sen’s script presents…
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Justice Has A Price Win Tony Jaa’s Warrior King 2 On DVD
To celebrate the release of Warrior King 2 – the triumphant, breathtaking and action-packed return of modern martial arts star Tony Jaa in the high-octane sequel to the hugely successful Warrior King out on DVD…
DVD Review – Ashens and the Quest for the GAMECHILD
Stuart Ashen, british youtuber who reviews many things lives a secret life; he is a collector of very rare and absolutely useless collectables. The one thing he has always desired is ‘the gamechild’ he journeys…
DVD Review – Mindscape (2013)
The problem with Jorge Dorado’s debut feature Mindscape is that in the three years since Nolan’s Inception, a whole slew of lesser imitators have unfortunately avalanched over any possibility of this film being considered as…
DVD Review – The Love Punch (2013)
The Grand old saying ‘never judge a book by its cover’ in regards to first impressions fit’s perfectly when talking about Joel Hopkin’s The Love Punch (2013). When you have Emma Thompson, Pierce Bronson, Celia…
Claustrophobic Cinema (Pioneer Feature)
Throughout the course of cinema, there have been many films which tap into a common fear many cinemagoers share; the fear of confined spaces. To celebrate the release of Pioneer on Blu-ray and DVD on…
The Return of Wes Bentley
Wes Bentley’s first big break was the multi-Oscar winning American Beauty– and the documentary My Big Break captured Bentley’s early life as an unknown actor, his explosive career launch following the film, and his subsequent…
Film Review – Begin Again (2013)
When a director takes the risk of directing a film that relies primarily on music it will either be a massive success or a massive fail. Luckily, in John Carney’s case his first film of…
EIFF 2014 Review – Snowpiercer (2013)
Snowpiercer finally made its UK premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival and it is a pleasure to finally be able to say that it is the most original and exciting science fiction epics…
EIFF 2014 Review – Joe (2013)
David Gordon Green‘s southern drama Joe gives us an immersive portrait of fractured characters and redemption in the Texas wilderness. Nicolas Cage fans rejoice as this is his most impressive performance since Werner Herzog’s Bad…
EIFF 2014 Review – Coherence (2013)
One of the surprise treats of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival is low-key sci-fi thriller, Coherence: the sort of film where walking in with no expectations is the best way to approach things (but…
EIFF 2014 Review – A Night In Old Mexico (2013)
Old-fashioned caper, A Night in Old Mexico, supposedly a passion project for its leading star Robert Duvall, is likely to go down a treat for fans of the veteran actor. Emilio Aragón directs this tale…
Film Review – The Punk Singer (2013)
‘Girls to the front’ it’s revolution Riot Grrrl style as Sini Anderson‘s powerful razor sharp documentary The Punk Singer delivers the spirit of the Riot Grrrl movement and the feminist role model Kathleen Hanna. The…
EIFF 2014 Review – The Green Inferno (2013)
Eli Roth continues to prove that he is quickly becoming a titan in the horror genre with his first directorial feature film in six years, The Green Inferno. Paying homage to much-missed Cannibal-horror film (see…