Flicks and Pieces

The Machine (2013) Review

In the future, brain damaged soldiers have a shot at a second chance thanks to Vincent McCarthy (Toby Stephens, Black Sails), a scientist dabbling in new area of technology which aims to reconstruct the brains of soldiers injured in war – turning them into part human, part robot cyborgs. His results prove to be a mixed bag, with the patients…

Crimson Peak Review

Beware Crimson Peak, aka Allerdale Hall, home to the brother/sister duo of Sir Thomas and Lady Lucille Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain). It’s a beautiful home, but one which has been ravaged by time and the not-so-sunny English weather. Someone’s got to pay for the upkeep of the mansion, but it sure as hell isn’t going to…

Spectre Review

After twenty-four entries in the long-standing series, settling in for a Bond film by this point feels much like cosying in for the evening with your favourite pair of slippers; familiar, comfortable, and much loved. The films might not all be great – a franchise which has featured an iceberg submarine, a preposterous space battle, and…

10 Days of Horror – Day Ten: The Black Hole

As the saying goes, eat, drink and be scary – Halloween is here! Before 10 Days of Horror rides off into the moonlight atop a witch’s broomstick, there is one final treat to be shared. Step forth, and enter The Black Hole.

10 Days of Horror – Day Nine: One Last Dive

Day Nine of 10 Days of Horror is here, which means that we have reached the eve of Halloween. Overly loving robots, twisted takes on Disney classics and fairy tales you’ll be glad your parents never told you have come and gone with the chilling October winds, and left in their wake is Day Nine’s short film,…

10 Days of Horror – Day Eight: 2AM: The Smiling Man

2 AM. The perfect time for a quiet stroll through the streets of a slumbering neighbourhood. The perfect time for some peace and tranquility….it’s just a shame that not everyone has been drilled in the art of allowing personal space. A very smiley welcome, esteemed friends, to 10 Days of Horror – Day Eight.

10 Days of Horror – Day Seven: Mamá

Mother’s home, just in time for Day Seven of the Flicks and Pieces Halloween countdown, and she’s bringing with her maternal instincts that are slightly out of the ordinary.

The Revenant’s Beautiful New Poster

One who has returned, as if from the dead. The Revenant is the new film from Oscar winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in a tale of revenge and survival. As the film’s release draws ever nearer (with a limited launch coming on Christmas Day), it’s gotten itself a new poster for us all…

10 Days of Horror – Day Six: Alma

As we all know, there’s nothing more chilling than a Pixar movie, right? OK – so perhaps there are quite a few things a lot more chilling, but Day Six of 10 Days of Horror offers up a Pixar inspired film which shows that cutesy animation and a whimsical outlook can still be a fertile breeding ground…

10 Days of Horror – Day Five: Suckablood

Dear reader, so you’ve made it here alive, To the All Hallows’ Eve advent calendar, 10 Days of Horror – Day Five. We’ve reached halfway, through ghosts, ghouls and torment, But I beg you to take heed, do not allow your life’s blood to be spent. There are lessons to be learnt from this film, pay attention…

10 Days of Horror – Day Four: Lights Out

Welcome, one and all, to 10 Days of Horror – Day Four. Allow me to introduce you to a short film that taps into our collective fear of things that go bump in the night – Lights Out…

10 Days of Horror – Day Three: The Little Mermaid

10 Days of Horror rolls on as we move ever closer to Halloween, bringing a new horror short film with it each step along the way. Whilst Day One took us to a not too distant future, and Day Two gave a reminder not to dwell on the past, Day Three takes us to a…