Considering that Mockingjay – Part 1 consisted almost entirely of set up for the closing chapter of the Hunger Games series, Part 2 picks up directly where its predecessor left off at a markedly plodding pace. Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and her army of rebels are banding together for the final assault on the Capitol and its dastardly leader, President…
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It’s Christmas! Must Watch Christmas Movies!
And so we reach December, the month when it becomes acceptable once more to put a giant tree in your living room, hang up those stockings, and settle in for a Christmas movie, to warm you up and guard against the cold winter chill. So what better time than now to dust off the old…
Star Wars: The Impeccable Hype Machine
The date is May 18th, 1999. Star Wars fans worldwide wait with eager anticipation for the return to the big screen of the most beloved of movie franchises with The Phantom Menace. At the time, the idea of a George Lucas free Star Wars movie was unthinkable. Yes, he’d sat out directorial duties on The…
Brooklyn Review
Home is where the heart is. But what happens when the heart is not able to settle on its home?
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…
Flicks and Pieces 