Total Recall
The original, featuring Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone had some memorable moments and some interesting future tech. This version takes that to the extreme, introducing Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale...
View ArticleWorld War Z
The continuation of the zombie fetish, but these aren’t your usual slow-moving undead. It’s based on the novel of the same name, though how much it deviates is yet to be seen. The novel was inspired by...
View ArticleJack the Giant Slayer
Pulling on the old English folktale of Jack and the Beanstalk, though obviously taking some inspiration from the Cornish tale of Jack the Giant-Killer, the film looks like a bit of wonder and an...
View ArticleOz the Great and Powerful
Did you ever watch The Wizard of Oz and wonder where the wizard came from, what his story was? Well now you can find out. I’ve read Wicked, and although I didn’t like the book it did open my eyes to...
View ArticleThe Host
No, not the 2006 Korean movie about a large creature snatching people. This film is based on the novel of the same name by Stephanie ‘Twilight’ Meyer and features aliens who inhabit our bodies and wipe...
View ArticleOblivion
After a war with aliens half the planet has been destroyed and Tom Cruise is a drone repair man (looks more glamorous than it sounds) coming into his last two weeks. Directed by the guy behind Tron:...
View ArticleMood Indigo
Michel Gondry has been responsible for some of the more bizarre films ever made, from the likes of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, to The Science of Sleep and Be Kind Rewind. They’ll never be...
View ArticleUpside Down
This one’s a little strange as it doesn’t seem to have a UK release date (though it does have a distributor) and it sounds like it’ll only get a limited US release too. It takes place n a planet with...
View ArticleThe World’s End
To finish off their ‘Cornetto Trilogy,’ which started with Shaun of the Dead and then Hot Fuzz, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright have come up with The World’s End. Five childhood friends reunite...
View ArticleCaptain America: The Winter Soldier
Most of the superhero movies don’t get me excited, it’s the same plot wrapped up by a special effects orgasm each time it seems, no real depth. Not that I haven’t enjoyed some of them. Chris Evans does...
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