• Trailer Watch – Whiplash

    Whiplash marks Damien Chazelle’s first foray into directing and is also based upon his own screenplay. It tells the story of Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller), a talented young drummer who joins a prestigious music college only to be taught by an incredibly fierce tutor (J. K. Simmons) who will...
  • Review – Time Is Illmatic

    Illmatic (1994) is an album that needs no introduction for anyone even mildly acquainted with the world of hip hop. The debut LP from New York native Nasir “Nas” Jones, the record is a raw account of life in Queens, told through a perfect blend of poetic lyrics and experimental beats....
  • TV Review – Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Season 2, Episode 1

    Spoiler Warning Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. just blasted back onto our screens. And if the first episode was anything to go by, it’s going to be a great series. Although Series 1 started slowly, it found its feet after the Captain America: The Winter Soldier crossover. ‘Shadows’, the first episode...
  • TV Review – Life Story, Episode 1

    Despite being 88, David Attenborough is more productive than ever. The first episode of the BBC’s new six-part series, Life Story, is slightly more sentimental than any of his previous nature documentaries. Instead of narrating the whole way through, Attenborough is seen getting involved with the animals, most notably with a...
  • Trailer Watch – The Woman In Black: Angel Of Death

    Daniel Radcliffe thought he’d ended the Woman in Black’s reign of terror. He failed. She is back. And as the trailer reminds us, she never forgives, she never forgets. Entitled Woman in Black: Angel of Death, this sequel looks to be just as scary as the first, though the...
  • Watch This If…You Miss the ’90s

    At one point or another, we all miss classic 90’s paraphernalia, from rom coms like Clueless, inflatable sofas and the original, not-so-terrifying Ferby. The 1990s were an era that is highly reminisced, particularly by those born within the decade. Now it seems we just cannot cushion in uncomfortable furniture, odd toys or comfortably...
  • Trailer Watch – Annie

    Annie. It’s a musical nearly everyone has seen or knows something about. It’s the one with the chirpy red headed orphan. Well, think again… There have already been two Annie films. One in 1982 and another in 1999. As the musical is forever being revived on Broadway or the...