• Scrapbook – Neo-noir Films

    As Sin City: A Dame to Kill For storms style first into UK theatres, our writers recognise some of the finest films of neo-noir cinema. Blade Runner   The archetypal neo-noir, Ridley Scott’s adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is extremely prescient. 32 years after...
  • Review – Doctor Who: Deep Breath

    On the 4th August 2013, Peter Capaldi was announced as the newest actor to take on the role of The Doctor, taking over from Matt Smith. After 384 days of waiting, we finally got to see his Doctor emerge from the TARDIS… and boy, was it worth the wait....
  • TV Review – Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals, Episode 1

    Debuting last night on BBC Two was a brand new three-part series, Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals. Presented by physicist/oceanographer Helen Czerski and biologist/wildlife filmmaker Patrick Aryee, these three nature documentaries will detail how different marine and mainland species experience the world via their evolutionary utilisation of the...
  • Trailer Watch – Comic Con Previews Part Deux

    Following our first installment of Comic Con trailer and preview highlights, we bring you the sequel, featuring space, cornfields and the latest in a little franchise called The Hunger Games… Interstellar Release Date: 7th November 2014 Following his surprise appearance at Comic Con, Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film Interstellar has a new...
  • Review – Moebius

    Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if your mother cut off your penis in a fit of jealous rage? Director Kim Ki-duk has, and he’s made it into a film called Moebius for us to enjoy. It’s provocative, to say the least. Aware of her...
  • Review – The Purge: Anarchy

    The Purge: Anarchy finds us back in the near-future where the US government has sanctioned annual ‘purges’: 24 hours where all crime (including murder) is legal and no emergency services are available. And this time around, director James DeMonaco takes us out on to the streets, deep into the heart of the violence....
  • Review – Hercules

    Director Brett Ratner’s latest is a mix of action, comedy and loose references to Greek mythology. So keen, it seems, were Ratner and his screenwriters to create this mix that instead made a mess. The script lacks any cohesion and feels as though it was written by a group...