Author: Luke Kent

Writer and overlord at flicksandpieces.com. Peanut butter aficionado.

Beware Crimson Peak

Mark the date in your calendars, October 16th, 2015 – the date Guillermo del Toro scares the nation in his beautifully gothic return to horror, Crimson Peak. Take a look at the new poster to get yourself in the mood for a little scaring…

Ant-Man Review

What a shame it is that Edgar Wright never got to see Ant-Man through to the finish. Because Ant-Man and the Shaun of the Dead/ Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright – who had initially been lined up for directorial duties – would have been a match made in heaven. It’s a property than screams potential for creativity,…

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Mr. Holmes Review

Sherlock Homes is back on the big screen, but this time around it’s a much different light that we’re seeing him in. This isn’t the brash, overly confident version of Holmes we see played by Robert Downey Jr. in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes (2009), or the detached genius version played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the BBC’s Sherlock….

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Creep (2014) Review

Here’s a riddle for you: What do you get if a film’s most interesting character is also incredibly uncomfortable to watch? Answer: An intriguing, but ultimately heartless romp. So is the case for Creep, which will surely only be remembered for one part of its whole – Mark Duplass.

“A Boy’s Best Friend Is His Mother”

“It’s not like my mother is a maniac or a raving thing. She just goes a little mad sometimes. We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven’t you?” – Norman Bates

X-Men Apocalypse: You Ooze, You Lose

The first batch of images for the forthcoming X-Men: Apocalypse have been released over at Entertainment Weekly, and the famous mutant team are looking decidedly 80s. Following on from the swinging 60s of First Class and the groovy 70s of Days of Future Past, Bryan Singer wraps up the X-Men prequel trilogy with Apocalypse, set in the…

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