Birdman, or to give it its full title, “Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)“, stars Michael Keaton as has-been actor Riggan Thompson, whose glory days are behind him, hence the rather self-referential aspect to …
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Birdman, or to give it its full title, “Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)“, stars Michael Keaton as has-been actor Riggan Thompson, whose glory days are behind him, hence the rather self-referential aspect to …
Continue readingOMI climbs from No.2 to No.1, in the UK Top 100 Music Chart w/e May 9th 2015, with Cheerleader, and it’s a rather slow dance track with over-use of auto-tune. Terrible. As such, Wiz Khalifa …
Continue readingWild Horses is a film written for the screen, directed by and starring Robert Duvall, his first directed film since 2002’s Assassination Tango. Remember that one? No, neither does anyone else. This film is about …
Continue readingThe Last Witch Hunter looks like a load of childish nonsense as Fast And Furious‘ Vin Diesel pitches up as Kaulder, the last remaining witch hunter, who battles against an uprising of witches in modern …
Continue readingDemonic centres on the aftermath of a horrific massacre, of five college students, all brutally murdered inside a decrepit, abandoned home. Fresh on the scene, detective Mark Lewis (Frank Grillo) and the police departments psychologist, …
Continue readingIrrational Man stars Joaquin Phoenix as Abe, an irrational man…, well, a tormented philosophy professor who finds a will to live when he commits an existential act. Also starring Emma Stone, the trailer shows it …
Continue readingLegend tells the tale of identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, both played by Tom Hardy, who terrorise London during the ’50s and ’60s. Back in 1990, we had Spandau Ballet’s Martin and Gary …
Continue readingBeyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary is a new documentary looking at the global culture and the appeal of LEGO building-block toys, but what it doesn’t tell you is why some of the people in …
Continue readingThe Game (2015) is a new thiller TV series which I was initially in two minds about, after reading about it and seeing the trailer and a clip, as it looked very similar to the …
Continue readingSeance Time is the final episode of series 2 of Inside No.9, began with a suitably spooky opening as the mysterious Hives (Reece Shearsmith) escorted young lady Tina (Sophie McShera) into a darkened room where …
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