Henry Stanley

In the beginning there was controversy. Well-calculated and admittedly cynical, it still had a legitimate established history, as the showmanship present even in critical darlings like Hitchcock attests. The second Human Centipede as we all know pushed things further, attaining that coveted horror badge of honour – the BBFC...

Tempting food puns aside, Chef is an exquisitely uncomplicated film starring, written and directed by Jon Favreau. After a feud involving Chef de cuisine Carl Casper (Favreau), his boss Riva (Dustin Hoffman) and a renowned food critic Ramsey Michel (Oliver Platt), Carl quits his job at a ritzy restaurant,...

The Minions are back with their very own spin-off movie, starring an ensemble voice-talents, but will it live up to the high standards set by Despicable Me? Or will it leave you feeling… yellow? The story follows three minions and their search for a new evil master to serve....

As time rolls closer to the end of the decade, many critics are already claiming the past ten to fifteen years as the “Golden Age of Television”. Since HBO graced the world of TV crime drama with David Chases’ seminal and groundbreaking Sopranos and David Simon’s uber-realistic The Wire,...

Making our annual return to the Netflix original creation by Jenji Kohan, based upon Piper Kerman’s real-life prison experiences memoir, the third season of Orange Is the New Black is admirable for its directional ambition. Unafraid to contravene the dramatic plot-driven status quo it established in its inaugural season,...

It has been fourteen long years since fan boys were taken into the jungles of either Isla Nublar or Isla Sorna, the two fictional dinosaur-infested islands in the Jurassic Park universe. The latest entry in the Jurassic Park franchise aims to reboot the franchise, whilst maintaining ties to the...

It is an easy thing to think fondly of someone who has passed. Trying to celebrate all that was good in their life as should be done. But of the 103 acting credits listed on Robin William’s IMDB page, Boulevard will be the most difficult to watch simply for...